Jesse Sharkey (born 1970) is an American former schoolteacher and labor leader in Chicago.

In May 2019, he and other members of the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) were re-elected to their leadership positions with approximately two-thirds of the vote.

He won a National Merit Scholarship and attended Brown University where he majored in modern American history.

In 2004, Sharkey became actively involved with the Chicago Teachers Union when his school was slated to become a military academy.

[2] Sharkey was a member of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) prior to its dissolution.