Khari Humphries, senior director of youth policy in the Mayor’s Office of Education and Human Services, is aiming to leave the Lightfoot administration to lead the 4^th Ward as current Ald. Sophia King mounts a challenge against the sitting mayor.

Humphries was appointed to the youth policy post by the mayor in the spring of 2022, with the office recognizing his 25 years of community relations and nonprofit work on behalf of youth. Humphries earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from St. Xavier University and was a 2018 Fellow of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Civic Leadership Academy, according to the Chicago Mayor’s Office.

His previous experience includes serving as director of the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, serving as executive director of school age strategies for Thrive Chicago and serving as senior manager of community life for The Community Builders, Inc. in Bronzeville.

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