Ahmmad Brown

Ahmmad Brown, PhD, currently serves as Professor of the Practice, Tufts University, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, and Principal Advisor, Working IDEAL. Ahmmad is a practitioner-scholar whose academic and consulting work draws on sociology, organizational strategy, and dialogic engagement to support the design and maintenance of equitable and inclusive workplaces. He has published in peer-reviewed and public outlets, including the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and his award-winning teaching material has been published by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.

Trained in organizational behavior and sociology, and with experience in social sector consulting and higher education administration, Ahmmad Brown integrates academic theory, evidence-based change management and organization development practice, and mixed-methods approaches to data collection and analysis to support organizations and leadership teams across sectors.

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 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic plans. Ahmmad supports Working IDEAL’s thought leadership and is currently developing a Working IDEAL diversity, equity, and inclusion maturity model. His client work with Working IDEAL and previously at Equity Based Dialogue for Inclusion (EBDI), a consultancy that he co-founded and led 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.

Ahmmad has also served as an assistant professor in the master’s and executive programs in learning in organizational change at the Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy. Before his affiliation with 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. You can learn more about Ahmmad at ahmmadbrown.com.