Bridget Byville leads the development, management and amplification of Start Early’s strategy and impact work. This work guides how our teams collaborate to advance Start Early’s mission and it lifts up stories of progress to inspire others to join us in closing the opportunity gap for our youngest learners. Learn more about our comprehensive approach to improve the state of early learning in America.

Before joining Start Early, Bridget worked at UNICEF USA building global private sector partnerships that helped ensure children around the world have the best start in life. While at UNICEF USA, she was part of the team that launched UNICEF Kid Power, an innovative ed-tech and physical activity intervention for elementary and middle school students that was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2016.

Bridget holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston University. As a mom of two kids under five, Bridget experiences the value of Start Early’s work daily. Her family enjoys trips to her husband’s family farm in Michigan where her son spends his time feeding the “moo-cows.”