Stephen Hollingshead grew up in an entrepreneurial family; his father ran
companies in Michigan, California, Guam, Minnesota, and Texas.  When he was
16, he dropped out of high school.  But 10 years later, he had a Ph.D., had taught
government at the university level, and had become the youngest winner of a
primary election for US Congress. 

  Another 10 years after that, he had co-founded one school and turned another
into a National Blue Ribbon School, written a book on Shakespeare's politics,
been a marketing executive, started two companies, and acted as executive
director of a national tax reform group. 

  Today, Dr. Hollingshead serves as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, and as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement.  He coordinates the President’s Management Agenda for HUD,
manages the Department’s enforcement centers, and represents the Secretary on
the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities and the
President’s Adult Education Working Group. 
 

  Dr. Hollingshead and his wife are the proud parents of 11 children.