Marc Brown is the President and Founder of ABR Ventures, a growth and venture capital firm focused on early stage technology and consumer products ventures.
In addition to his work at ABR Brown leads the development of technology initiatives as part of The PEACE Initiative, an entrepreneur collective focused on supporting community-based organizations and projects that nurture and promote the inherent health, well-being, education and dignity of people across race, gender, color and faith.
Brown was most recently the Chief Information Officer of Polyconcept, the world’s largest supplier of corporate and promotional merchandise, operating on five continents and selling to over 100 countries around the globe. In this role, he was responsible for global Information Technology strategy and business transformation.
Prior to joining Polyconcept, Brown held a variety of senior technology leadership positions with global foods companies Del Monte Foods and The H.J. Heinz Company, where he was responsible for leading Business Operations Transformation and Information Technology strategic planning, implementation, and support.
Brown sat on the board of directors of the Pittsburgh Jewish Community Center for many years and served as Board Chair for a three-year term. Brown is currently serving as an Executive Committee Trustee on the board of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and sits on the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
