Rye Barcott is co-founder and CEO of WithHonor.org, a disruptive political organization helping to reduce polarization and repair our country by electing and supporting a cross-partisan coalition of next-generation veterans who pledge to put principles before politics. Barcott served in the U.S. Marine Corps and co-founded the non-governmental organization Carolina for Kibera to fight extreme poverty. He has been a part of Carolina for Kibera as a volunteer and board member for nearly 20 years. His book, It Happened on the Way to War, juxtaposes military service and social entrepreneurship. Dartmouth awarded him an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters. After the Marines, Barcott earned his MBA and MPA and co-founded the clean energy investment firm Double Time Capital with another post 9-11 veteran. He lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and children.