Jerrell W. Shelton is a businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and occupies the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for CryoPort, Inc.

He previously was Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of NDC Holdings II, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Wellness, Inc. (Tennessee), President & Chief Executive Officer for Continental Graphics Holdings, Inc., Chief Executive Officer-WebFountain at International Business Machines Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Optum Biometrics, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Advantage Cos., Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer for Thomson Business Information Group.

Jerrell W. Shelton received an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Harvard Business School.