Alan Khazei
| Alan Khazei | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 28, 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Harvard College (B.A., 1983) Harvard Law School (J.D., 1987) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Vanessa Kirsch |
| Children | 1 daughter 1 son |
| Website | Official website |
Alan Khazei (born May 28, 1961) is an American social entrepreneur. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., a Boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education. Previously, Khazei served as chief executive officer of City Year, an AmeriCorps national service program engaging 17- to 24-year-olds in a year of service in one of 23 U.S. cities and in Johannesburg, South Africa. Khazei co-founded City Year with Michael Brown, his friend and roommate at Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Khazei has led two unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. He placed third in the Democratic primary in the 2010 special election, and withdrew from the primary in the 2012 election due to lack of funds and media attention.
Alan Khazei is the son of an Iranian-American surgeon and an Italian-American nurse. He was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in the Boston area and in Bedford, New Hampshire. In 1979, he graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, where he was president of his graduating class. He graduated from Harvard College with honors in 1983 and in 1987 from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.
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