William A. Keyes

William A. Keyes

Bill Keyes hitch-hiked to Washington twenty-nine years ago with a dream of participating in national politics and the public policy process. After working for a few years in staff positions on Capitol Hill, he served on President Ronald Reagan’s White House staff as a senior policy advisor. Later, he founded a national political action committee and a public affairs consulting business.

Keyes has served on the local boards of several charitable organizations, including the YMCA, Goodwill Industries and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was also elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Landon School, an independent college preparatory school for boys, grades 3 through 12, in Bethesda, Maryland. 

Beyond the Institute, he is most active at the University of North Carolina.  He serves on the university’s Board of Visitors, the Board of Visitors of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Graduate Education Advancement Board.  He is also a founding Advisory Board member for UNC’s Leadership Institute.