Dr. Bryan Sims is the Director of Peacebuilding and Partnerships at Humanity United, where he leads HU’s initiatives bridging collective nonviolent action and inclusive political transitions and peace processes. He recently founded the Collective Action Assistance Fund, an activist led and advised fund that supports and scales collective action globally in an effort to address the transnational and intersectional nature of drivers of exploitation, authoritarianism, and violence.

Bryan received his doctorate from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and his master’s degree with honors in international conflict from the University of Kent Canterbury. He received his bachelor’s degree in international relations and political science from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts.