Rye Barcott is a Marine Corps veteran, social entrepreneur, investor, and New York Times bestselling author of Courage Can Save US. He is co-founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan organization that fights polarization by supporting principled veteran leadership in public office. As a college student, he co-founded CFK Africa, a locally led youth leadership organization in Nairobi, Kenya. He later co-founded Double Time Capital, a solar power investment firm. His first book, It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to Peace, juxtaposes humanitarian and military service. Dartmouth College awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Concordia Announces the Inaugural Washington, D.C. Forum
On September 16, 2026, leaders from government, business, civil society, and academia will convene for the inaugural Concordia Washington, D.C. Forum, a new gathering built to explore the geopolitical, economic, and strategic developments shaping

