| Key | Value |
| 2024-2026 | Leading SP operational expansion under $1.8B revenue |
| 2025-2026 | Met Zelenskyy; visited Pentagon twice (Hegseth); led Israel response |
| Action needed | Manual search of Carter's inbox for correspondence with this contact. |
| Activities | Operation Christmas Child (11M+ shoeboxes/year); Operation Heal Our Patriots (wounded veterans); SP response in Israel, Ukraine, Hurricane Helene, Myanmar earthquake; met Zelenskyy multiple times; vis |
| Age | ~45 years old — decades of leadership ahead |
| Alignment score | 98/100 |
| Alternative strategy | Franklin Graham's personal network and influence could open doors. His endorsement carries weight with evangelical mega-donors. |
| Angle that resonates | Operational excellence in service of the gospel; military precision applied to ministry; the next generation of Graham family leadership. He would respond to mission-aligned partnership that strengthe |
| Attio | https://app.attio.com/day-7-public-benefit-corporation/person/7924d556-2e66-4207-8dd3-467b609747d2 |
| BGEA | Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC |
| BGEA Connection | Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) are separate legal entities but operationally linked through Franklin Graham's leadership of both. BGEA has its own EIN and finan |
| Best approach | Through Franklin or through military network. Edward responds to MISSION CLARITY and OPERATIONAL SUBSTANCE. He's Special Ops — he doesn't have time for vagueness. The frame: "Clear mission, clear exec |
| Best warm path | Through Franklin Graham directly; or through shared military/government contacts (Pence, Pompeo orbit) |
| Board connection | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) family leadership |
| Born | ~1981 (age ~45), United States |
| Bridge | 9/10 |
| Capital | 5/10 |
| Capital Behavior | Edward is NOT a funder — he's an operator. Do NOT lead with investment pitch. Show operational value for his mission. |
| Career arc | U.S. Army, 16 years → Special Operations (multiple combat deployments) → Various leadership/command positions → Called to return to ministry (winter 2018) → VP of Operations, Samaritan's Purse → COO, |
| Command Center | Active |
| Completeness | 52% — SEEN solid (military/grandson/hands trio); CELEBRATE good on organization-level; VOCABULARY needs more direct quotes; CURRENT needs specifics |
| Composite (recomputed) | alignment=100, warm=0 (no direct path independent of Franklin), capacity=15 (institutional), domain=5 (ministry cluster), momentum=4, completeness=7.5 → Total: 71.5 |
| Composite Score | 62.5/100 |
| Confidence | MEDIUM (less public than father/grandfather; military background confirmed but details limited) |
| Congressional contacts | From testimony relationships |
| Congressional leaders | Testified before House committee |
| Core Beliefs | Devout evangelical Christian; faith was central motivation for leaving elite military career. "Felt called by the Lord to return home and serve in the ministry in the winter of 2018." |
| Coverage | 90 \ | Sources count: 9 \ | DATA-THIN: No |
| Credibility | West Point + Special Ops gives him credibility with military, security, and government audiences that pure ministry leaders lack |
| Current Role | Chief Operating Officer, Samaritan's Purse |
| Data Status | RICH (62,462 bytes across sources) |
| Denomination | Evangelical Christian (Graham family; non-denominational but broadly Baptist-aligned) |
| Direct? | YES — Carter first-degree |
| Domain (12-domain map) | Faith & Religious Freedom + Philanthropy (disaster relief) |
| Dossier | planning/wave3-dossiers/edward-graham.md |
| Dynasty | Grandson of Billy Graham; son of Franklin Graham (president of Samaritan's Purse and BGEA) |
| Education | - United States Military Academy at West Point, Class of 2003 |
| Entry complexity | DIFFERENT PARADIGM — Samaritan's Purse is a recipient of donations, not a grantmaker. It doesn't give grants OUT. |
| Fact count | 14 sourced facts |
| Faith (broad) | 10/10 |
| Faith register | DEVOUT — fourth-generation evangelical ministry family; faith is not just personal but institutional identity |
| Family | Married to Kristy Graham (host of "On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse" podcast); one daughter and three sons; lives in mountains of North Carolina |
| First Call | William Maupin |
| Flourishing | 9/10 |
| Full Name | Edward Bell Graham |
| Graham name | Access to the entire evangelical establishment through family name + personal credibility |
| Harvest | planning/harvest/_H5_REC_planning_kings-dossiers_DOSSIER_edward-graham.md |
| His domain | Operational deployment of humanitarian capability at global scale |
| His place in the organism | The Muscle System — executes intent in the world with speed, precision, and force |
| Hub | planning/command-center/50-edward-graham.md |
| Justification | Edward is doing full-time kingdom work at global scale (COO of one of the largest Christian organizations in the world), with warrior credibility earned through 16 years of combat service. His alignme |
| Key Expressions | - Gospel-centered humanitarianism — SP operates explicitly "in Jesus' Name" |
| Key faith signals | - "Felt called by the Lord to return home and serve in the ministry" — leaving Special Ops was a divine call response |
| Kingdom signals | 100% — this is full-time kingdom work. Leading one of the world's largest Christian humanitarian organizations. West Point + Special Ops background gives him unique credibility in both military and mi |
| Link | https://edward-graham.myday7.com |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/kylegklein |
| Location | Boone, North Carolina area |
| March 2026 | Featured on SP podcast — "Called Out of Our Comfort Zone" |
| Marital Status | Married to Kristy Graham (hosts "On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse" podcast) |
| Mike Pence | Traveled together to Ukraine |
| Mike Pompeo | Traveled together to Ukraine |
| Military | 16 years US Army Special Operations; 8 combat deployments; Ranger-qualified |
| Military network | West Point or Special Ops connections |
| Mined by | C3 window, S1334 LAST RUN |
| One-line read | A combat-hardened Special Operations warrior running a $1.8B humanitarian machine — show him what Genesis DOES, don't tell him what it COULD BE |
| Open Questions | What is SP's current technology stack? What AI tools does SP already use for logistics? Has SP explored AI partnerships before? What's Edward's specific decision-making authority vs. Franklin's? |
| Operational excellence | Runs the logistics of global disaster response — understands OPERATIONS at the highest level |
| Organizational access | $2.5B+ in org assets |
| Packet | planning/excavation-packets/245-edward-graham_PACKET.md |
| PageRank signal | Very high within evangelical institutional world. Direct access to highest levels of U.S. government (Pentagon, former VP, Secretary of State). Graham family name opens virtually any door in American |
| Partnership opportunity | SP's massive data/logistics operation could benefit from AI truth technology. Position Genesis as a technology partner, not a grant applicant. |
| Path Cost | 12.0 |
| Pattern | Gatekeeper/director of charitable flow rather than personal donor. Engagement value is in partnership/institutional alignment rather than solicitation. |
| Personal NW | $5–15M |
| Personal NW estimate | $5-15M |
| Personalized site | https://edward-graham.myday7.com |
| Pete Hegseth | Secretary of Defense relationship; Pentagon invitations |
| Preparation | - Born into the Graham dynasty — grandson of Billy, son of Franklin |
| Profile | war-room/profiles/edward-graham.md |
| Public faith statements | - "He felt called by the Lord to return home and serve in the ministry" (on leaving Special Ops for Samaritan's Purse) |