February 2021 Distinguished Speaker Series: Eddie Brown

With the deck stacked against him, Eddie Brown has achieved monumental success over the course of his nearly 50-year investing career. Join investment legend and Baltimore Business Journal's 2020 CEO of the Year for an engaging discussion examining his rise to the top, his philanthropic dedication to Baltimore, and the importance of making room for minority success.

Registration for this event is free and open to the entire Carey Business School community, the Johns Hopkins community, and the general public.

Eddie C. Brown boasts nearly 50 years of investment experience. He began his investment career as the first Black portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. for 10 years before starting his own firm, Brown Capital Management, in 1983. Brown Capital is one of the oldest and most prominent minority-owned asset management firms in the U.S and, under Eddie’s leadership, has grown to $19 billion in assets under management and 36 employees as of the end of 2020. Eddie and his wife Sylvia are renowned for their philanthropic efforts, particularly toward Black youth, the arts, health, and the Baltimore community. Eddie is the author of the memoir Beating the Odds–Eddie Brown’s Investing and Life Strategies.