Byron V. Garrett
Byron V. Garrett is an accomplished business executive, government official and humanitarian. He is Chairman of the NFEA, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming education through meaningful family engagement. Byron is also the Visionary/Chief Creative Officer of The Valdecio Collection, a lifestyle luxury brand. Additionally the former Director of Educational Leadership & Policy for Microsofts is a consulting author for Scholastic. In 2017, Scholastic launched the Byron V. Garrett Social Emotional Learning Collection. Inspired by his bestselling book, The ABC’s of Life, the library was created to equip young people with the skills needed to navigate society, making it a powerful and inspiring resource for today’s classroom. Currently, he is a Board Member for CircleIn and the CeCe Peniston Youth Foundation, an Emissary for The Guyana Foundation, and was named “Mr. Enterprise” by Black Enterprise on their Modern Man 100 list.