Debra Brown

Biography

  Based in New York, Deb Brown is a senior member of the firm's Asset and Wealth Management Practice, serving clients with an interest in investment leadership. Deb's clients include some of the world's most prestigious investment banks, asset managers and insurers. She has successfully completed searches for CEOs, Chief Investment Officers, chief strategists, directors of research, portfolio managers and senior sector analysts. In addition, Deb has assisted many leading endowments, foundations and plan sponsors in their recruitment of Chief Investment Officers, senior investment talent and trustees. Previous Experience Deb joined Russell Reynolds Associates in 1996 from a boutique search firm and has more than 20 years of executive search experience. Prior to executive search, her experience includes three years as a financial analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Earlier, Deb was with the Travel Related Services Division of the American Express Company. Additional Professional Activities Deb is a member of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute Advisory Council and the Financial Women's Association of New York. Education Deb received her B.A., graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in mathematics and economics, and her M.B.A., with honors, in finance from New York University.

Research Interest

 business and management