TaShun Bowden-Lewis, Esq. is a criminal defense expert, esteemed speaker, consultant, ICF-accredited coach, and the CEO/Founder of The Bowden- Lewis Consulting Group. With almost 30 years in the CT Division of Public Defender Services, culminating in her historic 2022 appointment as the first Black Chief Public Defender, she is an experienced transformative leader with the business acumen and community-focused mindset to deliver results through discipline, integrity, and perseverance. She has been an Associate Professor at Post University, in Waterbury, CT, for almost twenty years. TaShun has been recognized and lauded for her leadership, community outreach, and dedication to her craft. In 2023, she became a CT Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellow and in 2024, she received the Edwin Archer Diversity Award from the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity. She is also a mentor, workshop facilitator, and trainer.