Background
Brown, Ronald Wellington was born on October 17, 1945 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Leroy Harry and Mollie (Fitch) Brown.
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Brown, Ronald Wellington was born on October 17, 1945 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Leroy Harry and Mollie (Fitch) Brown.
Bachelor, Rutgers University, 1967. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1971. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1973.
Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1975.
Bar: New York 1975, United States District Court (southern and eastern districts) New York 1975, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1975, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1978. Attorney legal department International Telephone And Telegraph, New York City, 1973-1974, associate, 1974-1975, staff counsel North America manufacturing operations, 1975-1980, staff counsel regulatory affairs, 1980-1981, staff counsel consumer products and services, 1981-1984, staff counsel litigation, 1984-1985. Director North.A. Commonwealth Antipiracy Operations, Motion Picture Association.Am., New York City, 1986-1987, real estate development and property management New Jersey Transit Corporation, Newark, 1988, business affairs Norjean Entertainment Management, New York City, 1997.
Vice president Reed, Brown Consulting Group, Montclair, New Jersey, 1991.
Visiting professor Huston-Tillotson College, Austin, Texas, 1978. Of counsel Spooner & Burnett, New York City, 1994.
President, Chief Executive Officer BRS & West Prodns., Incorporated., New York City, 1992-1994. Adjunct Professor law School Law Rutgers University, 1995.
Secretary, director, member Executive Committee Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, 1979-1981.
Member Board of Education, Montclair, New Jersey 1986, vice president, 1987, president, 1988. Board directors One Hundred Black Men, New York City, 1982-1988, 1st vice president, 1985-1987. Director OperationCrossroads Africa, Incorporated., New York City, 1976, vice president, 1981-1986.
President.
Executive director, chief operating officer Sammy Davis Junior National Liver Institute, 1988-1991. Board directors Friends of the Davis Center for the Performing Arts, 1987-1988, Leonard Davis Center Foreign the Performing Arts, New York City, 1984-1989. Moderator White House Copnf.
Small Business, 1995.
Member small business committee Prosperity New Jersey, 1996, New Jersey Board Public Utilities Supplier Diversity Council,1997. 1st. alternate planning board Township of Montclair, 1997.
Chairman New Jersey United Minority Business Brain Trust, 1997.
Director Operation Crossroads Africa, Incorporated, New York York City, since 1976, vice president, 1981—1986. President, executive director, chief operating officer Sammy Davis Junior National Liver Institute, 1988—1991. Moderator White House Conference Small Business, 1995.
Member small business committee Prosperity New Jersey, 1996—2001. Member New Jersey Board Public Utilities Supplier Diversity Council, since 1997. Chairman New Jersey United Minority Business Brain Trust, 1997—2000, United States Small Business Administration, 1999.
Chief Executive Officer W.F. Golf Enterprises, Inc., since 2000. Member environmental commission Township of Monclair, 2002—2003. Chairman staff parish relations committee St. Marks United Methodist Church, 1998—2000, vice chairman Church council, since 2001, chairman finance committee, since 2005.
Member Board Education, Montclair, New Jersey, since 1986, vice president, 1987, president, since 1988. Board directors One Hundred Black Men, New York City, 1982—1988, 1st vice president, 1985—1987. Board director Friends of the Davis Center for the Performing Arts, 1987—1988, Leonard Davis Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 1984—1989.
Member Planning board Township of Montclair, 1997—2003. Member of American Bar Association (member council, chairman Euripean law committee, section international law and practice 1984-1986, associate editor International Law News 1983-1986), Association Technology Procurement Professionals, Technology Finance Mgmt.Assn., Association of Technology Professional, Information Technology Finance Management Association, Harvard Law School Association New Jersey, Union International des Avocats, American Society International Law, International Law Association, New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York (chairman subcommittee on federal legislation of committee on art law 1983-1986), American Arbitration Association, Garden State Bar Association (associate), Omega Psi Phi.
Married Geraldine Reed, August 20, 1972. Children: Kimberly Diana, Michael David.