Improve Operations. Embrace Innovation. Manage Risks.

Mayor Cyril Jefferson is a husband, father, and man of faith who believes leadership starts with service. An award-winning social innovator and change agent, he has helped create thousands of jobs and raised millions of dollars to expand opportunity—investing in entrepreneurship, tackling homelessness, and strengthening neighborhoods through public-private collaboration. He is currently a candidate for the United States Congress (NC-06), seeking to bring that same results-driven, people-centered leadership to the national stage.

Before entering public office, Cyril served as an educator and participated in policy and leadership programs focused on expanding educational and economic opportunity. He was first elected to High Point City Council by the residents of Ward One, and later ran a historic campaign to become the youngest Mayor elected in the city’s history. Under his leadership, violent crime hit record lows, housing investment surged, and High Point earned national recognition as an “All-America City” for fighting hunger and supporting small businesses.

Cyril previously served as Principal Consultant at Change Often, a social innovation firm built to solve social and economic challenges through collaborative strategy and capacity-building—always prioritizing lives improved over dollars made. He now serves as Industry Practice Director for Higher Education at Stratagon, helping colleges and universities strengthen recruitment, enrollment, and engagement through strategy, messaging, and digital transformation, while bringing a facilitative, values-driven operating approach into a larger platform to scale impact.

Through it all, Cyril keeps sight of what matters most: faith, family, and a future built on fairness and hard work. He and his wife, Raven, teach their two sons the wisdom of Winston Churchill: “To improve is to change. To perfect is to change often.”