Staff Directory
- Title:
- Senior Associate Athletic Director for Philanthropy
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Brown joins Kent State from Robert Morris University, where he most recently served as senior associate athletic director and chief revenue officer. In that role, he led all athletic revenue units, including development, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, marketing/fan experience and NIL. He helped RMU surpass fiscal year goals with $2.3 million in fundraising, $500,000 in sponsorships and $350,000 in ticket sales for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
He played a key role in advancing NIL opportunities, securing more than $500,000 through RMU’s 2025 March Madness campaign. In more than 12 years at RMU, Brown moved through several leadership roles, starting as an athletic sponsorship and fundraising graduate assistant and being promoted five times, contributing to more than $15 million in philanthropic support for RMU Athletics. He helped guide the university’s $113.73 million “Ready to Rise” campaign, directed key sport-specific and facility fundraising initiatives, and secured the largest documented planned gift in RMU Athletics history.
Brown began his career in professional sports with ticket and corporate sales roles for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Power, earning multiple top-performance distinctions.
A two-time RMU graduate, Brown earned bachelor’s degrees in finance and sport management, graduating cum laude, and his MBA in 2015.
