Kelly Brown is CEO and Principal Consultant at Viewpoint Consulting, which provides program design, research, and strategy support to nonprofits, philanthropic organizations and individuals investing resources to strengthen underserved communities. Her work assessing approaches for collecting and using demographic data to strengthen impact and advance equity has made her a leader in the field.

Ms. Brown has over 25 years of experience in the philanthropic/social sector. She was the Director of the D5 Coalition, a five-year effort to advance philanthropy through diversity, equity and inclusion, Director of Programs and Evaluation at Marguerite Casey Foundation, and Grants Director at the Vanguard Public Foundation. She also served as Administrative Director at TransAfrica/TransAfrica Forum.

Kelly has an M.B.A from the Haas School of Business at the University of CA, Berkeley, a B.A. in Sociology and African/African American Studies from the University of CA, Santa Barbara and was a Sloan Foundation Public Policy Fellow at Princeton University’s School of International Affairs.