
Charlie Kirk
Student Organizer and Political Commentator
Charlie Kirk was the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government. Under his leadership, with representation on over 1,400 high school and college campuses nationwide and more than 150 full-time staff, Turning Point USA became the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth activist organization in the country.
A regular on Fox News and a columnist at The Hill, Charlie was the best-selling author of Campus Battlefield and was the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention. By the age of 25, he had appeared on CNBC, Fox News, and FOX Business News over 500 times, and was named on the Forbes “30 under 30” list. His social media reach extended to over 100 million people per month and, according to Axios, he ranked among the "top 5 most engaged" Twitter profiles in the world.
Charlie’s legacy continues to inspire countless young Americans to live with courage and conviction.