Alan Khazei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alan Khazei

American politician and entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 28-May-1961

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alan Khazei (born May 28, 1961) is an American social entrepreneur.
He founded Democracy Entrepreneurs, which promotes new change agents who are inventing new ways to engage people in our democracy, and Be the Change, Inc., a Boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens that promoted advancing issues of national service, fighting poverty and empowering veterans.
Previously, Alan 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 29 U.S.
cities and in Johannesburg, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
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 after Elizabeth Warren got into the race.