Ryan Brown serves Open Doors US as Chief Executive Officer. With extensive experience in shepherding teams for Kingdom impact, Brown is passionate about helping U.S. believers grow their faith as they connect with their persecuted family around the globe.
Prior to joining the organization, Brown served as Chief Development Officer at global nonprofit Food for the Hungry, where he grew the total revenue by 16% to a FY22 total of more than $81 million, despite the inherent obstacles of the COVID-19 pandemic. This growth trajectory continues today. Without compromising the organization’s faith-based identity, Brown led the development of a fourth-sector, corporate engagement strategy, favorably positioning the organization to petition substantial USAID funding in coming years.
A graduate of Arizona State University, Brown holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Business Management and English, and has completed post-graduate courses at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
His background includes time spent as a stockbroker, singer/songwriter, concert promoter, and for a short time, he ran a small Christian music record label.

Bodie attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) and received a BS and MS (in 1996 and 1998 respectively) in mechanical engineering. His specialty was a subset of mechanical engineering based in advanced materials processing, particularly starting powders.
 
He conducted research for his master’s degree through a grant from Lockheed Martin and developed a New Method of Production of Submicron Titanium Diboride. The new process was able to make titanium diboride cheaper, faster, and with higher quality. This technology is essential for some nanotechnologies.
 
During his years at SIUC, Bodie continued his personal study of biblical apologetics and began teaching this topic to a junior high Sunday school class. While at SIUC, he was the president of one of the few Christian student organizations, Christians Unlimited, and was also an officer in the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
 
After earning his master’s degree, Bodie worked as a mechanical engineer for Grain Systems Incorporated, was a visiting instructor in mechanical engineering at SIUC, and worked as a test engineer through Aerotek Engineering for Caterpillar, Inc., in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria Proving Ground.
 
While working at Caterpillar, Bodie continued to teach apologetics to junior high and high school students. He did this until accepting a position with Answers in Genesis in 2003.
 
Currently, Bodie is a speaker, writer, and researcher at Answers in Genesis and a member of the Editorial Review Board. He has been involved in several books and DVDs and is a regular speaker in the Creation Museum Speaker Series.
 
Bodie and his wife Renee were married in 2004 and have three daughters and one son.

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