Amy Brown is the current Chief Financial Officer of the International Franchise Association, where she is responsible for overseeing the financial, human resources, information technology, and office administrations functions of IFA and its affiliated entities. Since starting in 2023, she has been key in updating organizational infrastructure in alignment with IFA’s mission and leading on large initiatives including the acquisition of Franchise Update Media which closed in July 2025.

Prior to this role, Amy worked at Marcum LLP (currently CBIZ, previously Raffa PC) for over 10 years in the non-profit accounting outsourcing practice. In this role, she worked with multiple non-profit organizations specializing in associations in interim and permanent CFO roles for multiple organizations offering both ongoing financial management and strategic financial advisory services.

Amy earned her Bachelor of Accounting from American University. She is a CPA in the District of Columbia. She lives in Maryland with her husband, daughter and two cats.