Frances Z. Brown

Frances Z. Brown is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she oversees programs on Africa, American statecraft, democracy, conflict, and governance, and Carnegie California. Dr. Brown previously served on the National Security Council staff across three presidential administrations, most recently as special assistant to the president and senior director for Africa under President Biden. Earlier, she served as NSC director for democracy and fragile states and worked at the US Agency for International Development, managing political transition programs in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Brown’s research focuses on US foreign policy, democracy, Africa, and the Middle East.