Cynthia Brady is a senior peacebuilding and conflict advisor with USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (DCHAJCMM). She is the Agency's technical lead on natural resources, environment and conflict. Her recent applied research has focused on climate change, water resources and food security. Ms. Brady also leads CMM's Field Support Team, with responsibility for managing the office's direct support for USAID's overseas missions. Ms. Brady's primary responsibilities include identifying and analyzing sources of fragility and conflict; supporting early responses to address the causes and consequences of fragility and violent conflict; and integrating conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding approaches into USAID's analyses, strategies and programs·. Previously, Ms. Brady served as a foreign affairs officer with the US Department of State. She has also worked for the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ms. Brady holds a master's degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. She also received a bachelor's degree in political science from Denison University.