Shad White
Mississippi State Auditor & Director, Mississippi Justice Institute
On July 6, Governor Phil Bryant appointed Shad White Auditor for the State of Mississippi. White takes over from Stacey Pickering who recently resigned that post to become head of the state's Veterans Affairs Board.
White, a Pine Belt native, also serves as Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute, a watchdog organization which defends Mississippians’ constitutional rights in court. Prior to running the Mississippi Justice Institute, Shadrack practiced law in the private sector, served as a Special Prosecutor in Rankin County, and worked as Gov. Phil Bryant’s campaign manager for Bryant’s 2015 re-election campaign. Shadrack holds degrees from Ole Miss, the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and Harvard Law School. Today he and his wife, Rina, live in Rankin County.