Michael Brown | |
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Director of the Defense Innovation Unit | |
In office September 24, 2018 –September 2, 2022 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Captain Sean Heritage,USN (interim) |
Personal details | |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA) |
Michael A. Brown was managing director of the Defense Department's Innovation Unit. [1] He previously served as chief executive officer for Symantec. [2] [3] Brown has also served as chairman of the board for Line 6 and for EqualLogic and as CEO and chairman of the board for Quantum Corp. [4] [5]
In 1980,Brown received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Harvard University. In 1984,he earned a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. [4] [5] In November 2016,Brown was named a Presidential Innovation Fellow. [3]
On April 2,2021,President Joe Biden nominated Brown to be the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. [6] On July 14,in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin,Brown requested that his nomination be withdrawn,citing an ongoing Department of Defense Inspector General investigation. [7] Brown left his position as managing director on September 2,2022,and on September 9,2022,the DoD Inspector General found the allegations to be unsubstantiated. [8]