About Shad White

Rural Mississippi Roots

Shad White, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), grew up in Sandersville, Mississippi – population 731 – in a blue-collar family. His father and grandfather were oilfield pumpers, and his mother and grandmother were teachers. On the weekends, his father was music minister at their small country church, and his mother played the organ. Later in life, his father served as mayor of their small town.

A Bright, New Mississippi Future

After attending public school, Shad earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Mississippi. He studied as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, earning a master’s in economic history. Shad holds a law degree from Harvard Law School, where he learned the meaning of fighting for your values even when it’s unpopular. While there, Shad served as President of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal association, and brought speakers to campus to defend the legality of public prayer, the morality of work and free enterprise, and the importance of traditional moral values.

A Tough, Trusted Conservative

Prior to becoming Auditor, Shad served as a special prosecutor, won ethics cases against politicians who broke the law, and earned a certificate in forensic accounting (the use of accounting to discover fraud) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Shad was appointed the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi in July 2018 and then won election to the office in 2019 after establishing a tough, no-nonsense reputation. In his time as State Auditor, Shad’s team has stopped the largest public fraud in state history, made the largest civil recovery after an auditor’s investigation in the history of the office, and concluded cases that, collectively, led to hundreds of years of prison sentences for fraudsters.

Strong Christian Values

Today Shad, his wife Rina, and their three children live in Rankin County and are faithful members at St. Richard Church. Rina’s parents immigrated to the United States from India over 30 years ago in pursuit of the American Dream. Her father practiced medicine in Picayune and Slidell for three decades and their family attended St. Luke’s Church in Slidell. Rina is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School. Shad also serves in the military as a captain in the Mississippi National Guard.

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