Brian Flood

Brian Flood is the Financial Advisor at the Center for Community Progress. He has served the organization for ten years, most recently as Chief Operating Officer until his retirement in 2023.

Flood brings many years of experience in management roles overseeing finance, accounting and operations for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including acting as interim CFO for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), where he led the finance and accounting functions. Prior to GMF, Flood was the CFO for the Technology Association of America, the leading policy advocate for the technology industry, and also headed up the nonprofit’s affinity programs.

Flood’s professional experience also includes starting and operating a logistics outsourcing business for retailers, with focus to increase urban employment while reducing carbon footprint, employing over 200 DC-area residents over 10 years. Flood also worked in various accounting and finance roles for two leading international logistics companies, and a consumer products company, after starting his career as an auditor for one of the Big 4 public accounting firms.

A CPA, Flood has an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago, and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.