Mr. Brown joined EDENS, one of the country’s leading private owners, operators and developers of retail real estate, as its CEO in 2002. EDENS has a focus on community-oriented shopping places on the East Coast. Before joining EDENS, Mr. Brown was Chief Executive Officer of Andersen Corporate Finance LLC (NASD Broker-Dealer subsidiary of Arthur Andersen) where he was responsible for strategy and investment banking activities on a global basis across the real estate, manufacturing, technology, services and energy industries.