Darin McKeever
Executive Director
Darin McKeever is the co-founder and Executive Director of Heads Up.

McKeever is largely responsible for creating and implementing Heads Up’s original program design for tutoring and mentoring elementary school students. During the organization’s start-up phase, he managed all finance and administrative functions, including office administration, information technology, and human resources. He managed the organization’s annual budget, which grew from $150,000 to $2 million between 1996 and 2002. McKeever also led an effort to increase Heads Up’s visibility and gain greater public support through targeted outreach and improved print and online marketing materials.

In 1996, McKeever received his bachelor of arts in social studies from Harvard College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. As an undergraduate, he served as the director of a student-run after-school program for at-risk youth in Boston. He was a recipient of the Stride Rite Community Service Fellowship in 1997 and is a former Echoing Green Foundation fellow. He is also a member of the Leadership Washington class of 2002.

Brian Weed
President of the Board
Brian G. Weed is the Chief Operating Officer of Avendra, LLC, the leading procurement services company serving the hospitality and related industries. Weed oversees all customer care functions: account management, field support, and the customer service call center. He also manages the company’s marketing, communications, program management, and quality assurance functions. In addition, Weed is responsible for Avendra’s Canadian operation and its Replenishment business. As part of Avendra's executive team, he helps guide the company's overall business strategy. He also serves as Secretary of the company's Board of Managers. Weed was formerly the Vice President of Strategic Planning at Hyatt Hotels Corp. In that position, he played a lead role in initiating and forming the venture that became Avendra. He served on Hyatt's Executive Management Committee and led various operational improvement and business development initiatives at Hyatt. Prior to joining Hyatt, Weed was a Vice President/Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, a leading strategy consulting firm. He was a member of BCG's Technology and Business Development Practice Groups. Weed graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. He later graduated, with distinction, from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management with a master's degree in business administration.