Robert Byrd, Chief Executive Officer of the The Byrd Group, LLC, has spent a lifetime in Delaware politics, starting with his first election to the House of Representatives in 1974. He served two terms and chaired the Labor and Commerce Committee and was Majority Whip. After leaving the state legislature, he worked as vice president, chief lobbyist, and chief financial officer for the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce from 1979 to 1988.
