Kahlil Byrd (KB) | |
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| Born | Kahlil Julian Byrd |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College, B.A. Harvard Kennedy School, MPA |
| Known for | CEO of Americans Elect |
| Spouse | Sarah Haacke Byrd (2011–present) |
Kahlil Julian Byrd (KB) is a political advisor and entrepreneur regarded as an expert in national cross-partisan reform.[1] He has led several national political organizations in the United States. Byrd is founder and CEO of Shur, a financial services company, that works with student loan borrowers in their workplaces to help them move to financial capability. Byrd is founder and CEO of Invest America Fund, a public policy, reform, investment research, data and advisory firm. He is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]
He was CEO of Americans Elect, a reform organization that sought to use online voting for state primaries to support a bipartisan ticket for the 2012 United States presidential election outside the two parties.