Greg Brown

Gregory Q. Brown (born 1960) is an American businessman. He has been chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions since 2008. He graduated from Highland Park High School in New Jersey.

Career After graduating from Rutgers with a degree in economics, Brown took a position with AT&T in 1982. He was also named president of Ameritech New Media Inc. from September 1996 to February 1999. The Ameritech CEO, Dick Notebaert, chose Brown to build a cable business inside Ameritech. Under his leadership, the company’s annual revenue grew from $28 million to over $200 million.

Brown joined Motorola in January 2003 as head of the communications, government, and industrial solutions sector.

In March 2008, with the company losing money, Brown announced that Motorola would split in two. Brown continued to run the new Motorola Solutions, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011, and under his leadership has made 60 acquisitions.

Boards and other work Brown served on President George W. Bush’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). The NSTAC is a group of chief executives representing various different service providers including communications and network services as well as finance, aerospace and IT companies.

Brown also served on President Obama’s Management Advisory Board. The PMAB advises the President on how to implement best business practices on matters related to Federal Government management and operation, focusing on productivity, the application of technology, and customer service.

Brown is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Business Council.

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Rutgers University Brown and his wife, Anna, have two children.