Patrick T. Brown

Patrick T. Brown is a fellow in the Life and Family Initiative at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on developing a robust pro-family economic agenda and supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society.

His writing and analysis has been widely recognized as helping shape the debate around pro-family policy on the right. In 2023, The New York Times described him as being part of “an influential group of conservative intellectuals with a direct line to elected politicians.” Patrick’s published work with EPPC’s Life and Family Initiative has included reports and white papers on topics from housing and tax policy to social capital and early childhood, and he frequently consults with federal and state officials to develop and advance pro-life, pro-family policy ideas.

Patrick’s writing has been published in national publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Free Press, National Review, Politico, National Affairs, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. He frequently speaks on the economic and cultural changes that could help more people get married and have children, and make America a better place to start a family and raise children. He is a contributing writer at Deseret News, a contributing editor at Public Discourse, and writes the weekly Substack newsletter Family Matters.

Prior to joining EPPC, Patrick served as a senior policy advisor to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, where he helped lead research into how to make it more affordable to raise a family and more effectively invest in youth and young adults. He also previously worked as a government-relations staffer for Catholic Charities USA. Patrick holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Princeton University and lives in Columbia, S.C. with his wife, Jessica, and their four children.

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