Curtis Brown

Chief Operating / Technology Officer and business partner to CEOs

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.

Experience

Consultant at Freelance (March 2019 - January 2021)

Chief Technology Officer at Kaplan Test Prep (June 2008 - November 2010), Strategy, Technology, and Organizational Design Advisor/Consultant at Independent (July 2006 - May 2008), Chief Technology Officer at CTB/McGraw-Hill (August 2004 - July 2006), Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at The Princeton Review (July 2002 - August 2004), Instructor at Columbia University: Master's Program in Executive Information Technology Management (January 2003 - December 2003), Chief Technology Officer at Oxygen Media (June 2000 - June 2002), Chief Technology Officer at Skymall Inc. (February 1999 - June 2000), Senior Director of Technology at CDNow/N2K (June 1994 - February 1999)