Kyle Hughes is an M.B.A. candidate at the A.B. Freeman School of Business, and has lived in New Orleans for over 15 years. He is also a Business Development Advisor with area non-profit Fund 17, assisting under-served entrepreneurs in an effort to combat income disparity across the 17 wards of New Orleans. Also a jazz guitarist and trumpeter, his connection and commitment to the culture and people of New Orleans is deep.