Brian Byrd
Program Officer
Ph:212-292-7297
Brian I. Byrd is the Program Officer for the Special Projects Fund. As Program Officer, Mr. Byrd focuses on developing and managing grantmaking programs for the Foundation's Special Projects Fund.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Mr. Byrd was the director for community partnerships for the New York City office of CARE USA, an international humanitarian organization. Before that, he was the deputy director for membership affairs at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Byrd has considerable experience in the health field. As a senior government relations advisor, he worked with organizations that developed public health policies and services in New York City. He was also an officer with the Rockefeller Foundation where he managed an HIV/AIDS mitigation project in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mr. Byrd has guest lectured on the role of foundations and social change at the New York University Wagner School of Public Service, Yeshiva University, City University of New York, and the New York University Stern School of Business. He has a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University Wagner School of Public Service; and a Bachelors of Science degree from Rutgers University.