Michael Brown

Partner at Shield Capital · Joined 2022

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Biography

Michael Brown is a Partner at Shield Capital, where his stated expertise is executive leadership and defense acquisition. Before joining the firm he served as Director of the Defense Innovation Unit and as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, and earlier held the CEO role at Symantec and the Chairman and CEO role at Quantum Corp, as well as the Chairman role at EqualLogic. Shield Capital states that he joined in October 2022 as a Venture Partner and was admitted as Partner in May 2023. His firm bio lists affiliations with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the Center for a New American Security and the National Security Innovation Base.

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Notable Investments

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Career Timeline

2022
Joined Shield Capital in October 2022 as a Venture Partner after four years as a senior Department of Defense official.
2023
Shield Capital announced his admission as Partner of the firm on 1 May 2023.

Sources & References

Shield Capital - Michael Brown ↗Shield Capital Announces Michael Brown as Partner (1 May 2023) ↗