Michael A. Brown

Experience

1. Shield CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSPAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
3. Institute for Security and Technology (IST)Distinguished Senior Fellowcurrent2024 — present
4. Center for a New American Security (CNAS)Board of Advisorscurrent2022 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
5. Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
6. Council on Global Competition and Innovation - CGCICouncil Membercurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
7. Information Technology and Innovation FoundationBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
8. Strider TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSalt Lake County, Utah, United States
9. ASIMILYBoard Member and Investorcurrent2017 — presentSunnyvale, California
10. Revic AIInvestor and Advisorcurrent2022 — present
11. The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityVisiting Scholar2022 — 2024Stanford, California
12. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)Director2018 — 2022Mountain View, CA
13. Berklee College of MusicBoard of Trustees2013 — 2021Boston, MA
14. White House Presidential Innovation FellowsPresidential Innovation Fellow2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area & Washington, D.C.
15. SymantecCEO2014 — 2016Mountain View, California
16. SymantecBoard Member2003 — 2016Mountain View, CA
17. Echo Nest, now part of SpotifyBoard Member2011 — 2014Somerville, MA
18. Line 6, now part of YamahaChairman of the Board2004 — 2014Calabasas, CA
19. Quantum CorporationCEO & Chairman of the Board1995 — 2003San Jose, CA
20. Quantum CorporationPresident, Desktop and Portable Storage Group1993 — 1995San Jose, CA

Education

1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1982 — 1984
2. Harvard UniversityBachelor's Degree, Economics1976 — 1980

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Harvard University1,231

ALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalCDChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSTSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDRDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLSLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRIRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Council on Global Competition and Innovation - CGCI3

DUDavid UlevitchGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMGMichael GreenwaldGeopolitical Risk Advisor at Jefferson CapitalCTChris TrinettiAdvisor at JumpStart Ventures

Also worked at Revic AI2

RRRay RothrockFund II Chair, Former Partner & Internet and Energy Investment Program Lead, Venrock at Overture ClimateBBBryson BortInvestor at Inner Loop Capital

Also worked at Berklee College of Music6

SHSteve HoltzmanBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersJRJason RhodesPartner at Atlas VentureGBGavin BergerBoard of Directors at Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)MMMatt ManninoSenior Manager, Marketing Operations at Acme InnovationDSDan ServantesSenior Director, Marketing and Strategy at Acme InnovationPCPaul CirielloInvestor at Fairhaven Capital Partners

Also worked at White House Presidential Innovation Fellows3

ASArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONDADaniel AlvarezData Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation FundADAli DialloManaging Director at NOVA Prime