Emily B. Brown

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About Emily B. Brown

Emily B. Brown is an international development consultant and gender equality and inclusion expert with 16 years of experience. Currently, Emily is the founder and principal of EBB Tide International Consulting LLC where she works with international NGOs and donors, such as the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Save the Children, FHI 360, PAE, and Land O’Lakes Venture37, to provide strategic advice and technical assistance to effectively integrate gender and inclusion in proposals and projects. She consults with the women-owned small business Cynara to deliver training to international development practitioners on gender and inclusion integration in business development, which was featured in a July 2023 Devex article. Emily also consults with Bid Boss, likewise a women-owned small business, to provide business development support on gender and inclusion strategy and design for international development actors. Over the previous eight years, Emily has supported dozens of bi-lateral, multi-lateral, and private sector requests up to US $200 million across a range of sectors, including health, education, agriculture, food security, civil society and governance, adolescents and youth, and more. She is well versed in bi-lateral and global policies and frameworks for gender equality, women’s empowerment, inclusive development, positive youth development, and women’s and children’s rights. She has a master’s in international development from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs. Before a career in international development, Emily worked in U.S. politics, including with the U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the political action committee EMILY’s List, and the U.S. Department of Justice.