Cynthia Brady

Cynthia Brady is a Senior Conflict Advisor with USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (DCHA/CMM). She is the Agency's technical lead on natural resources and conflict. She is also the CMM team leader for Africa and has regional responsibility for Central Africa. Ms. Brady's primary responsibilities include identifying and analyzing sources of conflict and instability; supporting early responses to address the causes and consequences of fragility and violent conflict; and integrating conflict mitigation and management into USAID's analyses, strategies and programs. She provides technical support to USAID field offices, specifically including conflict analysis and program design.

Previously, Ms. Brady served as a Foreign Affairs Officer with the U.S. Department of State. She has also worked for the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ms. Brady has worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. She holds a master's degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Denison University.