Roy “Reb” Brownell writes and lectures about separation of powers and has contributed to a number of books and scholarly publications on the presidency, the vice presidency, presidential succession, the legislative branch, foreign affairs, and sports history.

He is co-author of The U.S. Senate and the Commonwealth (University Press of Kentucky) and co-editor of Magna Carta and the Rule of Law (ABA Press). His work has also been published in academic journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, Fordham Law Review, Hofstra Law Review, St. John’s Law Review, American University Law Review, University of Memphis Law Review, the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, the Journal of Law & Politics, the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, and the Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. His writings on separation of powers have been cited in federal court decisions, in leading treatises and casebooks in the field, and in academic journals.

Mr. Brownell is former Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Advisor for Senate Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In addition, he has worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as an attorney at a law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brownell has also worked for three U.S. Senate committees and for a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.

He was a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s second Continuity of Government Commission. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Fordham University School of Law, the St. Louis University School of Law, the National War College, and the University of Louisville. In addition, Mr. Brownell has helped lead numerous legislative training programs for lawmakers and staffers from overseas.