Ric Brown | |
|---|---|
| 13th Virginia Secretary of Finance | |
| In office August 8, 2008 – January 13, 2018 | |
| Governor | Tim Kaine Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Jody Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Aubrey Layne |
| Director of the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget | |
| In office June 1, 2001 – August 8, 2008 | |
| Governor | Jim Gilmore Mark Warner Tim Kaine |
| Preceded by | Scott D. Pattison |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Timberlake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Daryl Brown June 1, 1946 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary University of Richmond |
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Richard Daryl "Ric" Brown (born June 1, 1946) is an American economist who served from 2008-2018 as the Virginia Secretary of Finance. He joined the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget in 1971 and was appointed as its director by Governor Jim Gilmore in 2001.[1] He was reappointed in 2002 and 2006 and, in 2008, was made Secretary of Finance following Jody Wagner's departure to run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[2]
Born in Arlington, Virginia, Brown graduated in 1968 from the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. in economics and received a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Richmond.
- ^ "Richard Brown's Biography". finance.virginia.gov. Commonwealth of Virginia. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Ric Brown: Money man to 2 Va. governors". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.