Ahmmad Brown
Member of the Board
Ahmmad Brown is a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and a Principal Advisor at Working IDEAL, where he helps organizations build more inclusive, equitable, and innovative workplaces.
As a practitioner-scholar, Ahmmad focuses on how people and institutions can work better together, especially across lines of difference. His research and teaching explore the concepts of belonging and inclusion, the role of disagreement in organizational life, and the impact of disruptive change on inequality in organizations and professional fields. He bridges theory and practice to support leaders and communities in designing organizations that are just and resilient.
Ahmmad’s writing has appeared in the Stanford Social Innovation Review and Forbes, and in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice and the Journal of Applied Social Science. His teaching materials have also been recognized and published by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
Before joining Tufts, Ahmmad taught at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy, where he designed and led courses and programs on leadership, equity, and organizational change. He holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University, an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University, and a BA in Sociology & Anthropology and Japanese from Swarthmore College.
