Emilie Fan (she/her) is the Senior Director of Advancement for the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. In this role, Emilie provides strategic leadership and direction to Brown School deans, leads a team of fundraisers and collaborates across the department to advance fundraising efforts for the Brown School to realize its vision for a better and more equitable society. 

A social worker by training, Emilie believes strongly in relationship building as the catalyst to transformative philanthropy. Emilie joined Washington University Advancement in 2016. Prior to joining Washington University, she began her advancement career at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis in 2013 and then served as Director of Development for Girls on the Run St. Louis. Emilie’s professional mission is to advance educational equity through philanthropy.

Emilie has special ties to the Brown School, as a 2013 alumna of the Master of Social Work program with a focus on nonprofit management and organization leadership. She also met her husband while attending the Brown School, and they now live in St. Louis with two children.