William A. Keyes IV, PhD
President & Founder
Dr. William A. Keyes IV is the founder and president of the Institute. In the early 1980s, he hitchhiked from North Carolina to Washington, DC to pursue a dream of working in public policy. He realized that dream by working in a staff position at the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress and as a White House Senior Policy Advisor. He has been widely recognized for his work in education, including the Mac A. Stewart Distinguished Award for Service by the Todd A. Bell National Resource Center at Ohio State University, the Dr. Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award from the College Board, the Make A Difference Award from Epstein Becker & Green PC, the Warrior Award at the 2017 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, and many more. Beyond the Institute, Bill is most active at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he has the distinction of being the only person in the universities history to earn a PhD while serving on the Board of Trustees. He and his family are members of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and he is a member of the Beta Nu Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Dr. Keyes is most proud of the accomplishments of the Institute alumni, more than 300 of whom are now serving in leadership positions as pastors, judges, teachers, doctors, and an ever-widening range of professions.
William “BJ” Keyes
Executive Director
William “BJ” Keyes is the executive director of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship and an alumnus of the Institute’s class of 2006. He began his career as a Management Consultant at Apprio. He also spent time working in the technology industry as a program manager at Yext. BJ graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he was a record setting club hockey goalie. He went on to earn his MBA at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He uses his experience in education to lead all aspects of the business at the Institute for Responsible Citizenship. He is proud to serve on the UNC Board of Visitors. BJ lives in Vienna, Virginia with his family.
Colin Ganges
Director
Colin Ganges is the Director of the Washington Program at the Institute for Responsible Citizenship. Colin previously oversaw the Institute’s programs in Atlanta, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, and New York City. Before returning to the Institute, Colin served as a speechwriter and communications consultant for West Wing Writers, where he wrote for corporate executives and educational leaders. Colin earned a B.A. from Guilford College, is a proud member of the Institute’s Class of 2019. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. He and his wife live in Washington D.C.
