Byron Trott
Co-CEO of BDT & MSD
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Byron Trott is a U.S. finance executive from Illinois, born in 1958. He is identified as co-CEO of BDT & MSD and has an estimated net worth of ~$4.3 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records associated with Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. list 647 insider filings, including recent Forms 3 and 4. Form 3 filings generally disclose an insider's initial ownership, while Form 4 filings report subsequent transactions; the SEC record also lists 1,001 total company filings. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Trott Foundation reported $200,915 in grants and $3.8 million in assets for tax year 2023. The Trott Family Foundation reported $2.44 million in grants for tax year 2021 and listed $1 in assets; together, the two filings reported $2.64 million in grants and $3.8 million in assets. ProPublica 990 Trott is also listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge. Giving Pledge
Political Activity
The most recent 100 federal contributions on file represent at least 100 contributions and total $1,584,011.74 in this sample; the figures cover only those sampled records, not his full history. The largest listed recipient was Americans for Prosperity Action at $1 million, followed by Right to Rise USA at $260,178.79; the sample's party breakdown was $104,600 to Republican committees, $51,602.64 to Democratic committees, $365.79 to DFL committees, and $1,427,443.31 to PACs or other recipients. FEC
In the News
The supplied news search returned four results, but none were validated. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata