Colonel Christopher Shaw is a 30 year Marine veteran. He is the son of Jamaican immigrants and grew up in the Mattapan area of Boston, Massachusetts. Chris graduated from Boston Latin School and the U.S. Naval Academy.  After Annapolis he was selected to serve as infantry officer and deployed on Navy ships to the Pacific and Mediterranean.  After his first tour, he led recruiting efforts in the Boston area and selected 120 college students to serve as Marine pilots, ground officers and lawyers.  The Marine Corps then chose Chris for the Marine Law Program.  He attended Boston College Law School for his Juris Doctorate and subsequently the University of San Diego to obtain an LL.M in International Law.