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Catherine Brown

Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

As NCAN’s Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, Catherine Brown oversees the creation and execution of NCAN's nonpartisan policy agenda, priorities, and research at the federal and state levels.

Brown most recently served as Senior Director at The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), helping to advance affordability, equity, and college completion. Her work focused on increasing college persistence and completion and she launched a new project to improve college affordability in Michigan.

Prior to joining TICAS, Brown served as the Vice President of Education Policy at the Center for American Progress and Vice President for Policy at Teach for America. Earlier in her career, Brown was a senior education policy adviser for the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, domestic policy adviser for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and legislative assistant to then-Senator Clinton.

Brown received a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a master’s in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two sons, and exuberant dog, Jenny.