Byron was inspired by a diverse set of experiences to conceive and co-found Opportunity@Work in 2015. Prior to co-founding Opportunity@Work, Byron served for 2 years in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, where his policy portfolio included job creation and labor markets, skills and workforce policies, innovation, investment, infrastructure, transportation and goods movement. Until 2013, Byron was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company in Washington, D.C., and in Los Angeles, where he was elected Principal in 1999 and Director in 2005. Until his appointment at the White House, Byron was active in a number of not-for-profit organizations, serving a member of the boards of trustees of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Yale University. He is a board member of Hope Street Group, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Opportunity@Work.