Q:Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.alankhazei.com/ official website -rsb- - caption: khazei michael bloomberg -lrb- left -rrb- -lrb- right -rrb- at a fundraiser hosted by - party: democratic - spouse: vanessa kirsch - children: 1 daughter 1 son - birth date: 28 may 1961 - name: alan khazei - image: bloomberg khazeijpg.jpg - birth place: pittsburgh , pennsylvania , u.s. - religion: roman catholicism - alma mater: harvard school -lrb- j.d. , 1987 -rrb- college -lrb- b.a. , 1983 -rrb- harvard law Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alan khazei .
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alan khazei -lrb- born may 28 , 1961 -rrb- is an american social entrepreneur .he is the founder and chief executive officer of be the change , inc. , a boston-based group dedicated to building national coalitions of non-profit organizations and citizens to enact legislation on issues such as poverty and education .previously , khazei served as chief executive officer of city year , an americorps national service program engaging 17 - to 24-year-olds in a year of service in one of 23 u.s. cities and in johannesburg , south africa .khazei co-founded city year with michael brown , his friend and roommate at harvard college and harvard law school .khazei has led two unsuccessful campaigns for u.s. senator from massachusetts .he placed third in the democratic primary in the 2010 special election , and withdrew from the primary in the 2012 election due to lack of funds and media attention .