Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown is the Executive Director of the Trust for Civic Life, a new philanthropic collaborative and learning network with a simple mission: support local efforts that bring residents together to solve challenges they decide are most critical for their community to thrive. Charlie's career has focused on the intersections of community, strategy, and social impact. His work also builds on his personal experience growing up in West Virginia and currently living in Central Oregon. Prior to the Trust, Charlie led democracy grantmaking for Alta Futures, founded an international consulting firm specializing in community-centric strategies for large philanthropies and corporations, and developed and led Ashoka's Changemakers challenge platform. He currently lives in Bend, OR with his family who can often be found in the surrounding mountains.