J. Frank Brown

J. Frank Brown is Dean of INSEAD, the leading international business school with campuses in Europe and Asia. He is the second American Dean since the foundation of the school in 1957. His appointment in 2006 – on the basis of business rather than academic credentials – made INSEAD history.

Prior to joining INSEAD, Brown had a distinguished 26-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including leadership of the firm's Assurance and Business Advisory Service, Transactions Services and Corporate Development practices, then head of the $3.5 billion Advisory Services operating unit.

During this time, he was a guest speaker on leadership at various universities and business schools and started a leadership development programme called Genesis Park in order to develop the next generation of PwC leaders, drive cultural change and promote a global perspective.

Brown was also involved with the firm’s support for management research, most notably for one of the fastest selling business books of all time, Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne.

Brown is the author of The Global Business Leader: Practical Advice for Success in a Transcultural Marketplace. Based on his global business experience, Brown reveals the skills and techniques needed to become a transcultural leader in today’s international marketplace.

Brown is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut State Societies of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of the Bridgepoint Capital Ltd Board, the European Academy of Business in Society Board (EABIS) and the European Executive Council (EEC). Brown is also Chairman Emeritus of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of New York.

Brown received his B.S.B.A. from Bucknell University and attended the Wharton Business School's Advanced Management Program. Before becoming Dean, he served as a member of the INSEAD Board and as Chairman of the school's US Council.

March 2008