Kris Brown

Kris Brown was named president of Brady United Against Gun Violence in 2017, bringing a lifelong background in policy, law, and grassroots activism to lead the nation’s preeminent gun violence prevention organization.

At Brady, Brown has brought together leaders across industries, from entertainment to advertising, business, and politics, to accelerate the movement to free America from gun violence.

Under Brown’s leadership, Brady has embarked on groundbreaking projects to address gun violence from multiple angles. Notably, Brown has spearheaded Brady's collaboration with the entertainment industry, promoting responsible depictions of firearms in film and television through strategic partnerships and engaging filmmakers, producers, and actors to shape public perception and discourse surrounding firearms.

Brown has also transformed Brady’s efforts to promote responsible gun ownership by launching End Family Fire with the Ad Council, a life-saving public education effort that has reached millions of Americans and is changing not only how gun owners safely store weapons, but is reaffirming that responsible gun ownership saves lives. Brown also formed Brady’s Team ENOUGH, a youth-led initiative that was founded after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland, FL.

Brown is a sought-after spokesperson on gun violence prevention and has been widely recognized for her leadership. Kris regularly appears in media including MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, USA Today, LA Times, and Ms. Magazine.

Notably, Brown was featured in the November 2018 TIME magazine cover article, “Guns in America,” in which she noted that Brady is working to move the discussion of gun violence beyond the polarizing politics in American life. Brown has spoken at the Sundance Film Festival, New York Times Dealbook Summit, Milken Institute, and Cannes-Lions. In 2023, Kris was named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s Top 500 Most Influential People in Washington, D.C., as well as The Hill's Top Lobbyists of 2023.

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Advertising- Brown has transformed Brady’s efforts to promote responsible gun ownership by launching the End Family Fire campaign with the Ad Council, a life-saving public education effort that has reached millions of Americans and is changing not only how gun owners safely store weapons, but is reaffirming that responsible gun ownership saves lives.

Media and Entertainment- Brown has spearheaded Brady's collaboration with the entertainment industry, promoting responsible depictions of firearms in film and television through strategic partnerships and engaging filmmakers, producers, and actors to shape public perception and discourse surrounding firearms. These collaborations have been featured in CNN and The Boston Globe.

Social Justice- Brown has helped lead Brady’s work to emphasize the connection between racial justice and gun violence prevention. By addressing gun violence as a racial justice issue, Brown and Brady seek to dismantle the structural and social issues that lead to disproportionate gun violence against Black Americans.

Violence against Women- Brown has used her platform to uplift how guns contribute to violence against women and increase the chance of homicide in domestic violence situations. Her advocacy to expand extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) is critical in the gun violence prevention movement to get guns out of the hands of abusers and save lives.

Politics- Before becoming the president of Brady, Brown worked on the Hill for Rep. Jim Moran and was the national policy director at Brady. These experiences have allowed her to thrive in her current role at Brady where she has led legislative victories such as the Bipartisan Safer Community Act which ended a 30-year hiatus of federal gun safety legislation. Her effectiveness as an influencer and lobbyist has received accolades such as Washingtonian Magazine’s Top 500 Most Influential People in Washington, D.C., as well as The Hill's Top Lobbyists of 2023.