Ric Brown | |
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| 13th Virginia Secretary of Finance | |
| In office August 8, 2008 –January 13, 2018 | |
| Governor | Tim Kaine Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Jody Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Aubrey Layne |
| Director of the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget | |
| In office June 1,2001 –August 8,2008 | |
| Governor | Jim Gilmore Mark Warner Tim Kaine |
| Preceded by | Scott D. Pattison |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Timberlake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Daryl Brown June 1,1946 |
| Alma mater | College of William &Mary University of Richmond |
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Richard Daryl "Ric" Brown (born June 1,1946) is an American economist who served from 2008-2018 as the Virginia Secretary of Finance. He joined the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget in 1971 and was appointed as its director by Governor Jim Gilmore in 2001. [1] He was reappointed in 2002 and 2006 and,in 2008,was made Secretary of Finance following Jody Wagner's departure to run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. [2]
Born in Arlington,Virginia,Brown graduated in 1968 from the College of William &Mary,earning a B.A. in economics and received a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Richmond.