Team

Ellen Winn 

Director - Education Equality Project 

Ellen Winn currently serves as Director of EEP. As Director, Ellen’s task is to build and lead a national education advocacy organization whose sole focus is closing the racial and ethnic achievement gap in education. Her role encompasses strategic planning, policy, communications, fundraising, grassroots mobilizing, coalition-building, advocacy, and organizational management. Ellen works closely with EEP’s Board, founder, staff, signatories, partners, consultants, and advisors.

Prior to this post, Ellen served as the Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships at the New York City Department of Education. In this role, Ellen led the day-to-day management of the Office/The Fund for Public Schools, which has secured unprecedented investment from private business, individuals, and foundations, raising more than $230 million since 2002 for system-wide reforms and initiatives that support schools in New York City.

Ellen’s earlier career included positions in the private and nonprofit sectors spanning consulting, research, project management, and philanthropy. Ellen holds a BA from Haverford College in urban studies and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Ellen serves on the Board of the Rhode Island Mayoral Academies and on the Advisory Board of Education Pioneers NYC Metro Area and City Prep Academies. She is an avid runner, reader, and knitter.

Graham Browne

Special Assistant - Education Equality Project 

Graham Browne currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Education Equality Project’s Director. As Special Assistant, Graham is responsible for serving as primary support and “right hand” to the Director across core internal and external responsibilities. His role includes a wide range of tasks encompassing communications, social media, partnerships, outreach, finance, strategic planning, advocacy, project management, and operations. In addition, Graham works closely with EEP’s key partners, consultants, Board of Directors, prospective donors, and current funders.  Graham joined the Education Equality Project in July of 2010.

Prior to joining EEP, Graham started his career as a consultant for Farmer & Company, a strategy-consulting firm in the advertising space.  As a consultant, Graham helped to manage advertiser-agency relationships within major holding companies in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil, and implemented the company’s proprietary management tools within the agencies.

Graham holds a BA from Brown University in Urban Studies, with a focus on Education and Public Policy. Most recently, Graham was recognized as a “Role Model of Distinction” by the Caribbean American Center of New York.