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Kevin D. Roberts
American historian and conservative nonprofit executive
Personal details
- Occupation
- Historian; policy institute executive
- Education
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.A.; Virginia Tech, M.A.; University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D.
- Family
- Married; four children (names not given in cited institutional biography)
- Leadership
- President of The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action from 2021
Kevin D. Roberts is an American historian and conservative nonprofit executive.
Education and early career
Roberts worked in education and founded John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana. He later served as president of Wyoming Catholic College and as chief executive of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Heritage Foundation
Roberts became president of The Heritage Foundation in 2021. The Heritage Foundation announced the 2025 Presidential Transition Project in April 2022 and issued Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise in 2023. Roberts wrote its foreword.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.