John W. Kyle

Executive Director

John is the chief executive of TFI. For more than three decades, He has held senior leadership roles with global companies, nonprofits and startups in North America and Europe. He has served as the executive director of the Capital Fellows program since 2013. He is also the executive director of The Fellows Initiative, the national network of fellows programs. John has a PhD in business and social science from the University of Derby. He has an MBA from Heriot Watt University and a BS degree from the University of Kentucky where he is also a member of the College of Engineering Hall of Distinction. John has been an ordained ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in America since 1993. He and his wife live in Loudoun County, Virginia. John and Shirley have two daughters and two grandchildren.