Glen Shuld is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management where he earned his master's degree. After growing up in a progressive home in Evanston, Illinois, and receiving his education, he went on to work in marketing management at a Fortune 500 company for many years, and taught as an adjunct professor for the University of Chicago's Graham School of Continuing Education.

Currently, Shuld resides with his life-partner in Chicago, and is an owner of a commercial real estate investment company. He actively supports a number of social justcie organizations, as well as animal and environmental protection agencies.