Sarah Brown

A leader on the world stage, bridging the gap between old-school European politics as the British Prime Minister’s wife and the fast-paced world of technology and communications and commerce, Sarah Brown has been called the “high priestess of Twitter” by the UK’s Daily Telegraph and the #1 Most Influential Twitterer in the Twitter 100 by the UK’s Independent due to the million-plus followers of @SarahBrownUK. But Brown wears that distinction with a difference—serving the world’s disadvantaged. Brown is the founder and president of Theirworld, an organization dedicated to saving and transforming children’s lives through research, mentoring and support. Her efforts in improving the lives of children throughout Britain and the world followed the tragic loss of her newborn daughter in 2002. A former public relations executive, Brown has combined her public prominence with her personal passion to spur societal change in corners of the globe where the plight of women and children are often overlooked by the industrialized world. She is a global patron of The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, sits on the Global Campaign for Education’s High Level Panel and was named #14 on Women Deliver’s Top 100 Most Inspiring Women list.  In October, 2011 Brown was honored for her Global Leadership by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Brown’s memoir, Behind the Black Door (2011), covers her days at 10 Downing Street with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as well as her work as an international charity campaigner and the way her life changed since she has stepped into the public eye.