Chef Jackie Shen is the Executive Chef at Red Light. Jackie came directly from a seven-year stint at the Chicago institution Lawry's Prime Rib. Prior to Lawry's, Jackie owned and operated another Chicago institution; her own elegant Jackie's in Lincoln Park.

Jackie has won numerous awards and honors including her induction into Crain's Chicago Business list of 40 under 40, being featured on the PBS series Great Chef's of Chicago, and an induction into the Nations Restaurant news Hall of Fame. She has also given much back to the community by organizing many events, one being Chicagos Taste of the Nation, the largest nationwide restaurant fund to benefit the countrys hungry and homeless.