Beginning in 2005, Brown has served on United Way of Broward County’s Board of Directors. Among hiscontributions is having helped the organization develop its Community Impact Model, designed toenhance donor interest, increase funding for pressing issues facing Broward County and improveoutcomes for people in need. He is also a member of the organization’s Tocqueville Society, founded byUnited Way of America to recognize people who have rendered outstanding voluntary service in theircommunities.

As president and CEO of JM Family, Brown leads the company’s annual United Waygiving campaign.Additionally, since naming Habitat for Humanity of Broward as one of JM Family’s signature programpartners in 2004, Brown has led the company’s support of the organization through both corporatecontributions and volunteerism. Results include JM Family having built 18 Habitat homes in SouthFlorida alone, with Brown spearheading and participating in related volunteer efforts of all associates. Healso initiated the effort to roll out companywide participation of Habitat for Humanity in all of JM Family’smajor business locations.

Brown is a former board member of the National Conference for Communityand Justice (NCCJ) and served as chair of the 2004 Urban League of Broward Equal Opportunity DayAwards Dinner.Brown graduated from Duke University School of Law with a juris doctorate and holds a Bachelor of Artsdegree from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Raised overseas in a Foreign Service family,Brown resides in Boca Raton, Fla.

He is on the Board of Advisors for Duke University School of Law andis a board member of the Williams College Alumni Fund.Founded in 1968, JM Family has grown from a core distribution business into a diversified automotivecorporation. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla., the company has major operations in Jacksonvilleand Margate, Fla.; Commerce and Alpharetta, Ga.; Mobile, Ala.; and St. Louis, Mo.