One of the nation’s leading social entrepreneurs, Michael brings 30 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, social entrepreneurship, and policy development to his leadership of Public Purpose Strategies, which advises nonprofit CEOs on achieving breakthroughs in impact, scale, and policy. In 1988, Michael co-founded City Year, a leading national service organization that served as an inspiration for AmeriCorps, the federal initiative through which more than one million Americans have served their country. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Michael dedicated three decades to building City Year into one of the most successful nonprofits in the country, with programs in 29 U.S. cities, and affiliates in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Michael Brown
Co-Founder, City Year
Principal, Public Purpose Strategies