Brian Heilman

Brian Heilman (MALD) is a Gender and Evaluation Specialist at the International Center for Research on Women. Heilman has seven years of experience in both the practice and evaluation of international efforts to promote gender equality and eliminate violence against women, with particular expertise in promoting adolescent girls' access to quality education and in developing inclusive approaches to prevent violence against women before it happens.

Prior to joining ICRW in 2010, Heilman participated in the American India Foundation's Clinton Fellowship for Service in India, overseeing the creation of learning centers in ten villages in rural West Bengal. In addition to three years living and working in India, Heilman has worked on issues of gender in sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific.