MAYA BROWN

A graduate of the University of South Florida, Maya Brown is a highly regarded educator, political operative, and communications strategist. With over a decade of public affairs experience, Maya has successfully guided numerous history-making campaigns and initiatives to success and a proven track record of delivering results. 

A known consensus-builder, she has collaborated with politicians, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates to help solve and effectively communicate complex policy reforms and help nonprofit organizations grow. Maya founded MB Strategies: a boutique political and public affairs consulting firm specializing in strategic communications, electoral campaigns, lobbying, and public engagement. 

Because of her subject matter expertise, she is a frequent featured panelist and political commentator in news publications like Florida This Week, Politico, Tampa Bay Times, and WMNF.  An adjunct professor and skilled facilitator, she earned her Master's of Public Administration and Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit and Community Development from Florida International University. A Florida native, she lives in Central Florida with her best boy, Gino. 

Maya has been named among USF’s 2026 Outstanding Young Alumni, 2022 Top 150 Most Influential People in Florida Politics, and 2020 Influence Magazine’s ‘30-under-30’. She serves on the Saint Leo University College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council and previously as Advocacy Chair on the University of South Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors.