Portland State University's (PSU's) Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative's (HRAC's) commitment to shared leadership is represented in the use of collaborative in our name, and has been important from our earliest discussions of our mission and goals. This chapter discusses our journey in shared leadership. In it we outline the history and development of the research center, the process of designing a shared leadership structure, and how challenges encountered along the way led to our current approach. The collaborative approach among the research center leadership team to writing this chapter integrates a diverse set of perspectives and enables a more transparent analysis of the HRAC model.