Ronna D Brown

Ronna D. Brown joined Philanthropy New York as President in August, 2007. Prior to joining Philanthropy New York, she was the President of the BBB Center, a 501 (c)(3) organization that engages research and educational projects for the Better Business Bureau system. In addition, Ronna served for nine years as the President and CEO of the BBB of Metropolitan New York and its foundation. During her tenure in the BBB system, she was also a board member of BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance, a national philanthropic watchdog organization. Ronna was the co-chair of the original Standards Review Panel that created the current guidelines used by the BBB system nationwide for reviews of local and national charities. Before her service in the Better Business Bureau system, Ronna was the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s office. Ronna is also a past chair of the Committee on Consumer Affairs and member of the NonProfit Committee at the New York City Bar Association. She is a board member of Governance Matters, formerly the Alliance for Nonprofit Governance. Ronna is admitted to the practice of law in New York and California.