Eric Brown is research associate for the Biotechnology and American Democracy program and the Islam and American Democracy progam. He is also an associate editor of The New Atlantis.

Before joining the Center, he was a research associate at The New America Foundation, and worked and studied throughout Asia, including China, Tibet, India, and Indonesia. His research interests focus on international affairs, the relationships between religion and politics, bioethics and eugenics, and the social and ethical implications of science and technology.