Malik Brown

Malik Brown is an award-winning LGBTQ+ advocate, political strategist, and an emerging writer exploring storytelling across essays, novels, and screenplays. A first-generation American, and a lifelong Georgian, he has been featured in prestigious outlets like “CNN”, “NBC News”, and “The Hill”. His writings have been showcased in national publications like “Cosmopolitan”, “them.”, and “Out Magazine.”

Brown is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Harbor & Haven Consulting, a firm dedicated to advancing organizational opportunity, belonging, and inclusion goals through strategic, tailored solutions. He also oversees the day-to-day efforts to evaluate the feasibility and sustainability of a pioneering, next-generation LGBTQ+ Community Center in Atlanta.

Previously appointed as the City of Atlanta’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs by former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Brown served as the first full-time official in the Southeastern United States to focus on better connecting the LGBTQ+ community with municipal government. In his seven years of service, he drove systemic change and advanced equity by advising Mayor Bottoms and Mayor Andre Dickens on policies, programs, and initiatives affecting the LGBTQ community.

During the 2020 Presidential Race, Malik was appointed to the Biden campaign’s Out for Biden LGBTQ+ Leadership Council. During the 2021 Georgia runoff election, Brown was recruited by the historic U.S. Senate campaign of Reverend Raphael Warnock to serve as the Special Advisor on LGBTQ+ Engagement.

Malik is a proud alumnus of the Human Rights Campaign’s National Board of Governors and the American-German Institute.