There are an estimated 24.9 million people in human trafficking today. While trafficking can and does happen everywhere, studies show that the...
Brianna Gehring
As Director of Grants and Partnerships at HTI, Brianna provides strategic leadership and operational management for HTI’s portfolio of grants and leads HTI’s work in developing partnerships with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and other partners to expand HTI’s collaboration globally to combat human trafficking. Brianna has over a decade of experience in the anti-trafficking field, leading teams in the design and implementation of programs that have measurably reduced trafficking and sustainably improved protection for vulnerable populations. Brianna previously worked at International Justice Mission, where she served alongside teams in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe to implement programs combatting online sexual exploitation of children, labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and other forms of violence. She has spent time living and working in Cambodia at an aftercare center for survivors of child sex trafficking, has provided technical assistance to UNHCR in improving processes to identify victims of trafficking, and has trained and supported NGO teams and government partners all around the world in protecting the vulnerable from violence. Brianna has a master’s degree in Development Management and Human Rights from American University’s School of International Service. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children.