Joel A. Davis Brown is the chief visionary officer for the organizational development firm Pneumos, a public speaker and an author. He has worked in leadership and management training since 2006 and also serves as an adjunct professor for the IÉSEG School of Management in Paris. Davis Brown specializes in training around diversity, equity and inclusion, emotional intelligence, anti-racism, LGBTQ+ inclusion, interpersonal dialogue and intercultural communication.

He is the author fo the book The Souls of Queer Folk: How Understanding LGBTQ+ Cultural Values Can Transform Your Leadership Practices. Davis Brown holds an educational doctorate from Saint Mary’s College of California and a juris doctorate in law from University of Virginia.