Arizona PIRG Staff

Diane E. Brown has been the Executive Director of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group (Arizona PIRG) since 2004. In her role, she is responsible for coordinating research, policy development, coalition and media outreach, citizen organizing, and advocacy.

Diane has co-authored several reports including “Transparency 2.0: Using the Internet for Budget Transparency to Increase Accountability, Efficiency and Taxpayer Confidence” and “Arizona’s Next Frontier: Moving Our Transportation System into the 21st Century” and has testified before elected and governmental officials on topics to protect consumers in Arizona.

Diane is an active participant in coalition efforts to increase clean energy and also works with allies to promote public transportation options in Arizona.

She has appeared on television and radio and in newspapers across the state including the Arizona Republic and Arizona Capitol Times.  Diane is a member of the Southeast Valley League of Women Voters and was previously on the board for the Clean Elections Institute.

Prior to moving to Arizona, Diane served as the Executive Director of Illinois PIRG for 15 years. Diane began working with the state PIRGs in New Jersey in 1985, where she served as a Campus Organizer and Citizen Outreach Director.

Diane received a Masters of Education in Human Services and Administration from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 1985.