Amy Brown

CJRI Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute

Amy Brown has more than 30 years of experience working on intersectional economic, environmental, racial, and gender justice issues. Early in her career, she ran non-profit organizations in New York City, providing food, housing and benefits assistance, health care, and job training to community members in Brooklyn and Harlem. She launched the nation’s largest Earned Income Tax Credit campaign and helped bring asset-building and the racial wealth gap to the public agenda. Amy also served as a Senior Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, and as Director of Food and Agriculture at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Currently, Amy is a Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute, where she works on Criminal Justice Reform and other projects.