Howard Shelanski (born 1964) is an American attorney, economist, and legal scholar.

After graduating from law school Shelanski clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

He practiced law with the Washington, D.C. firm of Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd & Evans until 1997.

He joined the Berkeley faculty in 1997, where he remained until moving to Georgetown Law in 2011.

President Obama nominated Shelanski to be administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on April 25, 2013, and he was confirmed to the post on June 27, 2013.