Brown is a Regents' and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems[1] in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

During her 8 years as a regulator, TVA reduced its CO2 emissions by 50%, brought a new nuclear reactor on line, and modeled energy efficiency as a virtual power plant (VPP) in its integrated resource planning.

[7] She received the World Citizen Prizes in Environmental Performance Award by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) in 2021.

She has served on the boards of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the Alliance to Save Energy, and the Bipartisan Policy Center.

She served on the Electricity Advisory Committee of the United States Department of Energy from 2015 to 2018) and chaired its Smart Grid Subcommittee.