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Brian Byrd
About
Brian Byrd is a strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience shaping state and national conversations on health equity, education, social justice, and philanthropy. His career centers on building effective bridges between communities and institutions.
Brian advises organizations such as the Visual Storytellers Fund, the BarTur Family Foundation, and Adirondack Foundation, developing innovative philanthropic initiatives focused on global photojournalism, rural community capacity building, and community development.
His leadership at Rockefeller Foundation, New York Health Foundation, and Council on Foreign Relations advanced health, harm reduction, criminal justice reform, and diversity. His cross-sector approach has created impact in mental health, immigration, sexual violence advocacy, misinformation, and pandemic response.
An MPA graduate of NYU's Wagner School, Byrd serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Community Advisory Group and the Overseas Press Club of America's Board of Governors. His thought leadership on healthcare access, philanthropy, and social change appears in The New York Times, Health Affairs, Inside Philanthropy, and other major publications.
Approach
BiBYRD embraces a holistic consulting philosophy. We partner with clients to deeply understand their goals and challenges, crafting tailored solutions that deliver results. Our process is collaborative, transparent, and outcome-focused. We pride ourselves on innovative thinking that transforms how clients achieve their vision.
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Long before the world faced the cascading uncertainties of recent months, I was advocating for intellectual flexibility as the cornerstone of effective philanthropy. This 2018 conversation about the Special Projects Fund reveals why adaptable thinking isn't just useful—it's vital for philanthropic impact in turbulent times.
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