Alan Khazei

Overview

Alan Khazei has pioneered ways to empower citizens to make a difference. In 1987 as a young graduate of Harvard Law School he co founded City Year with his friend Michael Brown. City Year unites young adults ages 17 24 from all backgrounds for an intensive year of full time community service mentoring tutoring and educating children. In 2007 Alan launched Be the Change Inc. a nonprofit that creates national issue based campaigns by organizing coalitions of nonprofits social entrepreneurs policymakers private sector leaders academics and citizens. Alan has served on the boards of leading national non profits and has received numerous awards including the Reebok Human Rights Award the Jefferson Award for Public Service and the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur Award. Alan is also the author of the book Big Citizenship How pragmatic idealism can bring out the best in America.