KeShaun Pearson is the first-born son of teenage parents. His mother, Kimberly Owens-Pearson, is a Doctorate of Education candidate. His father, Jason C. Pearson Sr., is the Pastor of Community of Faith Christian Church and Chaplain at a prominent hospital in Memphis.

In 2022, Pearson served as the Project Director for the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Mass Assembly and March on Washington, which assembled more than 25,000 advocates for equity and social justice. His environmental justice journey began with the Byhalia Connection Pipeline fight, during which he helped lead the charge against two multi-billion dollar oil companies that planned to build a pipeline through predominantly Black communities in South Memphis. He continues that fight now as the Executive Director of Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP). In this role, Pearson is leading MCAP’s movement to eliminate air pollution and enforce a new EPA rule to reduce ethylene oxide emissions linked to increased cancer rates in South Memphis.

Pearson is a graduate of Old Dominion University, where he obtained two degrees, one Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology and another Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. He also earned a project management certificate from the University of Virginia.