BIO
We have decades of experience in the private,
public, academic and nonprofit sectors.
Ahmmad Brown
Principal Advisor
Experience
Trained as an organizational behaviorist and sociologist, and with experience in social sector consulting and higher education administration, Ahmmad Brown integrates academic theory, evidence-based change management approaches, and mixed-methods approaches to data collection and analysis to support organizations and leadership teams across sectors. In addition to his work with Working IDEAL, Ahmmad is an assistant professor at the Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) and the Executive Learning and Organizational Change (ELOC) programs at Northwestern University, where he is also the faculty lead for the Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate (LEIOC) program.
Ahmmad has expertise in organizational equity and culture assessments, as well as the integration of insights from both qualitative and quantitative data to develop integrated and sustainable DEI strategic plans. Ahmmad supports Working IDEAL’s thought leadership and is currently developing a Working IDEAL DEI maturity model. His client work with Working IDEAL and previously at Equity Based Dialogue for Inclusion (EBDI), a consultancy that provided advisory and coaching services for leaders and leadership teams in mission-driven and impact-oriented contexts, has included strategic planning, leadership team advisory and capacity development, technical assistance, and the development and implementation of inclusion-focused learning programs.
Prior to Working IDEAL, Ahmmad was a social sector consultant at The Bridgespan Group where he supported the firm’s development of an internal and external racial equity strategy. He has also worked in college admissions, including as the diversity recruitment director in the Williams College Admissions Office. Ahmmad holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Harvard University and an M.B.A. and M.A. in education from Stanford University.
Highlights
Resources
- Global Firm and Local Labor: Delivering Paid Parental Leave
- How to (Really) Fix the Pipeline Problem
Opinion in Forbes (selected)
- Allyship Is A Starting Place, Not An End Goal
- Why Communicating Organizational Identity Is The First Step To Get Belonging Right In The Workplace
- There Is No Panacea For Inequity: Three Lessons For DEI Work From The Rise And Fall Of The Rooney Rule
From the Working IDEAL Blog