Board of Directors Member

Mr. Klein serves as Duke University's first-ever Associate Vice President for Economic Development, a role created to translate Duke's institutional weight into genuine opportunity for Durham residents in housing, workforce development, and economic mobility. Previously, he led real estate strategy at Capitol Broadcasting Company and served as Chief Strategist at American Underground.

Mr. Klein currently serves on the boards of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Institute for Minority Economic Development, and the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. He previously served as a gubernatorial appointee to North Carolina's Entrepreneurship Council, and on the Boards of the Durham Public Schools Foundation, Downtown Durham Inc., and Z. Smith Reynolds Community Leadership Council. He knows this region's nonprofit and civic infrastructure the way most people know their own neighborhood.

He lives in Durham with his wife, Manda, and their three daughters.