Kim Pattillo Brownson

Kim Pattillo Brownson is Ballmer Group’s Director of Strategy and Policy in Los Angeles. Most recently, Kim served as Vice President for Policy and Strategy at First 5 LA, where she led its grantmaking and strategic partnerships in policy, advocacy, and communications with philanthropy, business, municipalities, and higher education. She also spearheaded relationships with local, state, and federal policymakers to drive policy and system change. Prior to that, Kim was Managing Director at the Advancement Project, a civil rights organization engaged in policy and advocacy for communities most impacted by economic and racial injustice. She has also worked as an education attorney at the ACLU, as a litigation attorney in the private sector, and as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group. Kim is an appointee of Governor Gavin Newsom to California’s Early Childhood Policy Council, as well as to the California State Board of Education. Kim earned her juris doctorate degree from Yale Law School and her bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.