Talk:Kenneth Brown

I have edited out some of the colourful language and the cut and paste material in Brown/Microsoft but put the latter references into the links section. Added some bio material. Will return later but would be useful to have a list of the reports/books papers he has authored. Then perhaps some of the key criticisms of these reports where relevant. Cheers bob

From Groklaw:

I will share with you some of the information I found when searching for the background of Kenneth P. Brown, B.A. (Ken Brown) President of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution. On the site of the 'The Democratic Century Fund - The Emerging Markets Hedge Fund (EMG)' of which Mr. Brown is still 'Director and Vice President', the link to his Biography page is now broken. On the Wayback Machine you can still see that page as it was on Ju ly 31, 2003 (including his picture).

Kenneth Brown is a vice president of Emerging Markets Group, and senior analyst for international technology issues for EMG's investment funds.

He has been an executive with EMG since 1997, when the firm was a division of Lehrman Bell Mueller Cannon, an econometric consulting firm. Kenneth is often quoted for both domestic and international news analysis. His research and editorials have been published in numerous journals including The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Washington Times and Internet Regulation Alert. In 2000, Kenneth Brown was the recipient of the "Young Leader" award from the American-Swiss Foundation. Kenneth Brown has a B.A. in English Literature from George Mason University and is married to Erica Brown, an employment attorney at Mintz Levin. Ken and Erica live in Arlington, Virginia. Recent research and opinion pieces "Keep US Trade on Track" The Washington Times, August 12, 2001

"Rum War Test U.S. Foreign Policy" The Miami Herald, June 18, 2001 "The Internet Privacy Debate" International Journal of Communications and Law Policy, March 8, 2001 Well, in the archive of the Journal of Commerce there is an article called 'THE MARKETPLACE SHOULD RULE ON TECHNOLOGY' on February 23, 2000 written by him. About Ken Brown they write: "Kenneth P. Brown is senior vice president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, Arlington, Va.".

But what is 'The Democratic Century Fund' and the 'Emerging Markets Group'? On Gregory Fossedal's bio on the www.dcfund.net site it said in 2002:  Gregory Fossedal is the president of Emerging Markets Group, and was its founding director when the firm began operations in 1991 and on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030714024614/dcfund.net/foss-bio.html">same page in 2003</a>:  Gregory Fossedal is the president and chief investment officer of the Democratic Century Fund, established in 1998. Mr. Fossedal writes about political and economic affairs for the financial press, and is the author of several books on economic and political history. From 1990 to 1998, he was director of the Emerging Markets Group, DCF's parent company. EMG was an operating division of Lehrman Bell Mueller Cannon from 1990 to 1997.</i> and on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030711114810/dcfund.net/background.html">back ground</a> page on the same site is written:

 DCF, the Democratic Century Fund, is a hedge fund investing in emerging market securities. The fund, managed by the Emerging Markets Group, focuses on country selection -- the ackowledged but underused key to success in these markets. The fund enjoyed a 24.2 percent return on equity during 2001, its first full year of active investing for clients. (Audit forthcoming; confirmation statement from Merrill Lynch available on request.) DCF's demonstration fund, operated from 1998 to 2000, enjoyed average annual returns of better than 20 percent. These were challenging years for investors in all markets, and emerging markets especially.</i> Other members on Groklaw already found <a href="http://www.digital-law.net/IJCLP/6_2001/authors/brown.html">another bio</a> of Ken Brown. Kenneth Brown is the President of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in Arlington, Virginia. The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution's policy research topics include international trade, immigration and economic policy. Ken oversees all of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution's policy studies and foundation relationships. Last year, Ken was the recipient of the "Young Leader" award from the American-Swiss Foundation. He is often quoted for both domestic and international news analysis. His editorials have been published in the Journal of Commerce, Washington Times and Internet Regulation Alert. Ken is also Vice-President of Emerging Markets Group, an overseas market investment and advisory firm. Kenneth has a B.A. in English Literature from George Mason University and is married to Erica Brown, an employment attorney at Mintz Levin. Ken and Erica live in Arlington, Virgina. . </i> Whether he is living in Arlington, Virginia is hard to say. On the last available 990-form of AdTI (2001), his address is in 'Bethesda, MD' but the zip-code on the 990-form was '22201' which is in Arlington, Virginia. It doesn't even come close to the real zip code: '20813'. On AdTI's 990-form of 1999 (publically available on GuideStar.org website) Ken Brown is mentioned as a staff member with a &#36;105,000 salary for a 40 hours/week job. In 2000 that changed to a consulting function (&#36;60,000) and in 2001 he was reported as being the President of AdTI earning &#36;38,280 for a 40 hours.week job.

As explained above, Ken Brown and Gregory Fossedal have both leading functions at AdTI and at Democratic Century Fund/Emerging Markets Group. But these organizations have more in common. The 'LLC Lehrman Bell Mueller Cannon' (of which EMG was an operating division from 1990 to 1997) <a href="http://www.lehrmaninstitute.org/policy/muller_oct03.pdf">stands for</a> Lewis Lehrman, Jeffrey Bell, John Mueller and Frank Cannon. AdTI's IRS form 990 for 1999 lists for it's management: 

Chairman/Director: Gregory Fossedal Director: Jeffrey Bell Secretary: Frank Cannon Director: Robert Kasten Treasurer: Christian Braunlich</i> (emphasis added) The <a href="http://www.dcfund.net/">home page</a> of the Democratic Century Fund starts with: 

Thank you for your interest in the Democratic Century Fund, LLC, a hedge fund investing in emerging market countries. DCF is managed by the Emerging Markets Group, with offices in West Lebanon, NH, and Washington, DC. Information regarding fund performance and participation is available only to qualified investors. ... </i> (emphasis added). On the <a href="http://www.adti.net/contacting.html">contact</a> page of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution you can find:  For corporate and business inquiries, please write us at:

10 Benning Street # 151 <b>West Lebanon, NH</b>    03784 You can contact our Washington, DC office at: 611 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Number 119 <b>Washington, DC</b>    20003</i> (emphasis added)