Janet H. Brown

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Janet Brown

| office = Executive Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates

| termstart = 1987

| predecessor = Position created

| education = Williams College (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

| image = Janet Brown.jpg

}}

Janet H. Brown is an American political executive and former government official serving as the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates in the United States.

She has led the commission since its founding in 1987 and has worked in staff positions at the White House, Office of Management and Budget, United States Department of State, and United States Senate.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/opinion/sunday/catching-up-with-the-debates-director-janet-h-brown.html|title=Catching Up With the Debates' Director, Janet H. Brown|last=Murphy|first=Kate|date=2012-09-29|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-20}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.southwestern.edu/live/news/11171-behind-the-scenes-with-2016-commencement-speaker|title=Behind the Scenes with 2016 Commencement Speaker Janet H. Brown {{!}} Southwestern|website=www.southwestern.edu|access-date=2016-10-20}} She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College and with a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.{{cite web|url=https://www.centre.edu/janet-brown-executive-director-of-the-commission-on-presidential-debates-to-deliver-2012-commencement-address/|title=Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, to deliver 2012 Commencement address - Centre College|website=www.centre.edu|date=2012-04-12}}