L. David Brown

L. David Brown "is Lecturer in Public Policy and Director of International Programs at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Prior to coming to Harvard he was President of the Institute for Development Research, a nonprofit center for development research and consultation, and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University. His research and consulting has focused on institutional development, particularly involving civil society organizations, that fosters sustainable development and social transformation. He has written or edited Transnational Civil Society: An Introduction (with Srilatha Batliwala), Practice-Research Engagement for Civil Society in a Globalizing World, The Struggle for Accountability: NGOs, Social Movements and the World Bank (with Jonathan Fox),and Managing Conflict at Organizational Interfaces. He has been a Fulbright Lecturer in India and a Peace Corps community organizer in Ethiopia.“


 * Director, Oxfam USA
 * Director, Consensus Building Institute
 * Trustee, World Education
 * Faculty Associate, Center for International Development