As senior director of government affairs for the National Small Business Association (NSBA), Kyle W. Kempf advocates on behalf of small business on energy, environmental, regulatory and economic development issues. He also administers the NSBA PAC. Representing America’s entrepreneurs since 1937, NSBA is proud to be the first small-business advocacy organization in the United States and reaches more than 150,000 small businesses.

Prior to joining NSBA in July 2006, Kempf served as director of government relations for a specialty manufacturing association, a wood-products association, and an education organization. He also has worked in the offices of a U.S. Senator, a British Member of Parliament in London, and an Italian Member of the European Parliament in Brussels.

He graduated from Boston University, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor’s degree in political science; and holds a Master’s degree with Merit in comparative politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also is a fan of the Boston Red Sox.