Mr. Brown specializes in Basel II capital standards, credit scoring, and risk management. Before joining Promontory, he was the Senior Deputy Comptroller for International and Economic Affairs at the OCC. There he was responsible for providing economic expertise, fostering relationships with foreign supervisors, and preparing the agency to examine quantitative aspects of regulatory capital requirements under forthcoming Basel II standards. As a member of the OCC’s Executive Committee, he contributed to the strategic direction and administrative policy of the agency.

Mr. Brown also served as Director of the OCC’s Risk Analysis Division, where he was responsible for examining banks’ use of credit scoring models and training of examiners. He was a member of the Basel II Steering Committee, responsible for advice on policy positions and the development of implementation plans.

Mr. Brown holds B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University.