As the proud older brother of a remarkably witty, tenacious, warm-hearted, and courageous young 
survivor named Matt, who endured many heartbreaking months in a residential program that since has been singled out in a congressional investigation for alleged child abuse and deceptive marketing practices, Brian Neff is deeply committed to the strictest federal regulation of these programs to ensure that their methods are 100% congruent with evidence-based psychological science and international human rights standards.
survivor named Matt, who endured many heartbreaking months in a residential program that since has been singled out in a congressional investigation for alleged child abuse and deceptive marketing practices, Brian Neff is deeply committed to the strictest federal regulation of these programs to ensure that their methods are 100% congruent with evidence-based psychological science and international human rights standards.Brian is a specialist in international human rights, conflict resolution, and global mental health, with a focus on Eastern Africa.
Brian earned a BA in history from Yale University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Global Mental Health from Harvard Medical School, and a Master of Arts in International Affairs (MALD) from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he was a research and teaching fellow in transitional justice under Louis Aucoin and a recipient of both the John Hedges Fellowship and the Henry J. Leir Fellowship in Humanitarian Assistance. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop and has studied economics and international human rights law at Columbia University. He has been an invited presenter at numerous academic conferences, most recently the 2009 International Society of Political Psychology Scientific Meeting in Dublin, Ireland.
Prior to his work in international relations, Brian spent four years in New York City as a television news producer, at both ABC and CNBC. A lifelong singer and pianist, he has conducted and sung over two hundred concerts in more than twenty countries with various vocal ensembles, including the Yale Alley Cats and the Yale Whiffenpoofs, and has directed and produced three albums of vocal music. Aiming to bridge his dual passions for conflict resolution and the arts, Brian is in the early stages of founding an international non-profit, Peace Acchord, dedicated to empowering musicians in post-conflict societies to use their talent and creativity strategically to foster lasting coexistence and reconciliation in their communities.
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