As a founder, CEO, and board director, Kahlil Byrd (KB) has successfully launched and scaled technology and data-enabled platforms across fintech and national politics. KB is a thought leader in cross-partisan politics, electoral reform, technology & data, and social impact. He is the founder and CEO of Shur, a B2B2C fintech/insurtech deploying comprehensive financial services for Professionals with Student loans. Shur’s company-sponsored financial wellness programs integrate alternative credit scoring, financial guidance, insurance, and banking. The company promotes generational wealth by helping borrowers move from debt to wealth creation -- while building new revenue paths for banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. KB is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served with CFR as an International Affairs Fellow. He graduated from Morehouse College and Harvard Kennedy School.
