Charlie Kirk's dad is Robert W. Kirk. He was an architect who owned and operated his own design firm and was involved in projects such as Trump Tower in New York City. Robert Kirk's entrepreneurial mindset and stable role model helped shape Charlie Kirk's early interest in civic matters and political activism. Robert and his wife Kathryn, who was a mental health counselor and former trader, raised Charlie Kirk in Illinois. Kathryn and Robert maintained a private life despite Charlie's public career.