Background
Brownwood, David Owen was born on May 24, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Robert Scott Osgood and Ruth Elizabeth (Bellamy) Brownwood.
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David Owen Brownwood
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AB with distinction, Stanford University, 1956; Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1964.
Career
Law clerk, Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1963; associate, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1964-1966; lecturer law, University Khartoum, Sudan, 1966-1967; lecturer law, Kenya Institute Administration, Lower Kabete, 1967-1968; associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1968-1972; partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, since 1973; recruiting partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1978-1982; managing partner for legal staff, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1983-1986; partner in charge London office, since 1995. Treasurer New York Law Institute, 1978-1983, chairman of the executive committee, 1983-1988, president, 1988-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Director Literacy Assistance Center, New York City, 1983-1994, co-Chairman, Board Of Directors 1987-1994. Trustee Greenwich (Connecticut) Country Day School, 1985-1992, vice president, 1986-1988, president, chairman of the board of trustees, 1988-1992. Co-chairman Harvard University Law School 25th Reunion Gift, 1988-1989.
National chair Harvard University Law School Fund, 1991-1993. New York regional committee campaign for Harvard Law School, 1991-1995. Commission on university resources Harvard University, since 1991, member Harvard law school visiting committee, since 1995.
Keystone regional vice chair centennial campaign Stanford University, 1986-1992. Executive Committee Stanford University New York Council, 1992-1995. Vice chairman Stanford University New York Major Gifts Committee, 1993-1995.
Co-chair Stanford University Eastern Council, 1993. Board of Governors Stanford Associations, 1993-1995, president, Chairman of the Board Governors, 1994-1995. Board advisors Stanford Trust (United Kingdom), since 1995.
Member of national advisory board Outward Bound United States of America, 1993-1996. First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1956-1961, fighter pilot Air Defense Command, captain United States Air Force Reserve, Massachusetts Air National Guard, 1961-1966. Fellow American Bar Foundation, New York State Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, International BarAssn., New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Round Hill Club (Greenwich), Field Club (Greenwich), Sankaty Head Club (Nantucket), Siasconset Casino Association (Nantucket), Harvard Club (New York City).
Connections
Married Sigrid Carlson, March 3, 1956 (divorced 1972). Children: Jeffrey Owen, Kirsten, Scott David, Daniel Stuart. Married Susan Sloane Jannicky, July 4, 1975.
1 child, Mary Ruth Bellamy. Stepchildren: Bradbury, Stephanie Ellington.
- Father:
- Robert Scott Osgood Brownwood
- Mother:
- Ruth Elizabeth (Bellamy) Brownwood
- Spouse:
- Sigrid Carlson
- Spouse:
- Susan Sloane Jannicky
- child:
- Daniel Stuart Brownwood
- child:
- Mary Ruth Bellamy Brownwood
- child:
- Scott David Brownwood
- child:
- Kirsten Brownwood
- child:
- Stephanie Ellington Brownwood
- child:
- Bradbury Brownwood
- child:
- Jeffrey Owen Brownwood
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Nationality
American