Curtis Brown is a highly accomplished Chief Technology Officer and business partner to CEOs with a vast experience in driving transformation and growth in highly regarded companies. As a strategic operator, he specializes in delivering revenue, innovation, performance, and effectiveness to multibillion-dollar enterprises. Curtis brings a wealth of expertise in leveraging capabilities across Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data, Analytics, AI, Machine Learning, and Lean and Agile operating methodologies that have helped him manage hundreds of product portfolios. With his exceptional leadership skills, Curtis has led complex global teams of up to 3,300 professionals and budgets of up to $400M while recruiting and developing C-level executive talent.

Curtis is recognized for his strong people leadership, due diligence expertise, and simplifying the complex to boards, management, employees, and customers. He is also a company spokesperson, respected industry expert, and speaker on cybersecurity, frequently representing companies to government agencies on cyber crisis management. Additionally, he has extensive experience in company compliance, EU Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Sarbanes-Oxley, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity.

Curtis received a BA in Psychology from New York University and has worked for reputable organizations such as Polyverse Corporation, Dun & Bradstreet, AOL, McGraw-Hill, and Kaplan. In the course of his career, Curtis has held various executive positions such as the Chief Content and Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Product Officer. He is a former Instructor at Columbia University and Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at The Princeton Review.