20 Facts About Rye Barcott

Rye Barcott is a social entrepreneur, investor, author and former US Marine Corps.

Rye Barcott is known for his work in youth development and public health.

Rye Barcott co-founded CFK Africa, With Honor and Double Time Capital.

Rye Barcott was born to Donna Schwartz-Barcott, a nursing professor at the University of Rhode Island, and Timothy Schwartz-Barcott, a director of Social Research Services His father was a former Marine Corps captain who served in the Vietnam War.

Rye Barcott's parents met while attending graduate school at UNC Chapel Hill.

Rye Barcott graduated in 2001 Phi Beta Kappa from UNC.

Rye Barcott attended UNC on a four-year Marine Corps NROTC scholarship.

Rye Barcott was elected as a member of Harvard's Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2016.

Rye Barcott served five years on active duty in the Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of captain and deployed to Bosnia, the Horn of Africa, and Iraq.

Rye Barcott co-founded With Honor in 2017 with David Gergen and Peter Dixon.

Rye Barcott formed and led an investment team for the CEO that focused on renewable energy and disruptive growth opportunities.

Rye Barcott delivered the 2007 commencement address to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

Rye Barcott is an annual speaker at the US Marine Corps' Battles Won Academy for Semper Fidelis high school student all-Americans.

Rye Barcott is represented by the American Program Bureau and frequently speaks at colleges and high schools.

Rye Barcott serves on the boards of the National Democratic Institute, Veterans Bridge Home, and the US Institute for Peace, He previously served on the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, and the international development organization World Learning and its accredited institution the School for International Training.

Rye Barcott is the author of the memoir It Happened on the Way to War.

In 2001, Rye Barcott co-edited with Dr Carolyn Pumphrey Armed Conflict in Africa, a book that analyzed the sources of violence in Africa.

Rye Barcott contributed to Passion and Purpose, 27 Views of Charlotte, and 65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays.

Rye Barcott's writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and TIME.

Rye Barcott is the husband of Dr Tracy Barcott, a child psychologist.