Byron Auguste Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Opportunity@Work is a nonprofit social enterprise whose mission is to expand access to career opportunities for STARs - the 70+ million talented U.S. workers who are “Skilled Through Alternative Routes,” rather than a bachelor's degree. Over the decade, we want to empower over 1 million STARs to realize their talents and boost their own earnings by over $20 billion annually.We are rewiring the labor market to help employers screen-in talent based on skills - instead of screening out based on arbitrary bachelor's degree requirements. Opportunity@Work develops data and technology solutions that bridge the gap between employers, talent developers and STARs, such as our Stellarworx marketplace platform. Our landmark research on STARs has been cited by the Federal Reserve, MIT, Brookings, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, WIRED and more.

NYSE: RTPZ

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. Fellowship focused on how emerging digital technologies of design and make may shift modes of value creation, business models, ecosystem workflows, in-demand skills, and prosperity pathways.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

On March 9, 2015, New America announced its start-up of Opportunity@Work as a “civic enterprise” focused on “re-wiring the U.S. labor market to enable more Americans to achieve economic opportunity and upward mobility in the job market and workplace.” This announcement coincided with the White House launch - in President Obama’s speech to the National League of Cities conference - of the TechHire initiative, initially in 21 U.S. cities, states, and regions. New America successfully incubated Opportunity@Work as a program until its January 1, 2017 debut as an independent 501(c)3 non-profit entity.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served in White House as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, coordinating economic policy across the Administration. Policy portfolio in White House included U.S. job creation, labor markets, skills and workforce policies, R&D and innovation, capital investment, infrastructure, transportation and goods movement, and services exports such as travel and tourism. Developed effective public private partnerships in employment, skills development, and infrastructure.

Washington—Global Leader/Social Sector 2007-13; La—Leader/N.A. High Tech 1993-07

Over 20 years at McKinsey, Byron worked primarily in the fields of technology and communications, information and media, services-based businesses, education, economic development, and innovation, leading McKinsey’s High Tech Services sector from 2002 to 2006, and its global Social Sector from 2007 to 2013. Also served on Global Personnel Committees for New Partner Election (2002-2006) and Partner Evaluation (2004-2008).

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Teaching International Trade and Finance to mid-career diplomats

Dphil., Economics

Activities and Societies: Marshall ScholarDissertation: The Economics of International Payments Unions and Clearing Houses

Mphil., Economics

Activities and Societies: Marshall ScholarMacroeconomics, Microeconomics, Mathematical Methods, International Trade and Finance, Economics.

B.A., Economics And Political Science