Liam Bird, a seasoned executive leader with 15 years of experience, integrates research, policy, and practical approaches to build equitable systems. He is currently both the CEO of LRFB Equity Consulting LLC and a Director at the Center for Equity, Effectiveness, and Efficiency in Local Government (C3E), where he advances racial equity across local government systems with a focus on public education initiatives.

As CEO of LRFB Equity Consulting LLC, he collaboratively designs learning and accountability mechanisms for equity by focusing on the most impacted communities. A key figure in launching equity initiatives, he co-founded the Office of Equity at Chicago Public Schools in 2019 and later became the Director of Racial Equity Initiatives.

He actively co-designs and sustains equity, policy, and education initiatives nationwide, with demonstrated leadership in Illinois, California, and Indiana, as well as cities such as Chicago, Evanston, and Oak Park. An experienced leader, Bird has been a key contributor to teams and research consortiums such as the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, and the White House Reach Higher Initiative.

Liam, a Surge Institute grant recipient, founded LRFB Equity Consulting LLC, which supports DEI in the public and private sectors. He is also a current doctoral student in Education Policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a focus on Diversity and Equity, building on his Master’s in Public Policy from Northwestern University, where his research was presented internationally.