Jim Brown, a limited partner of the firm’s parent company, is a voting member of the Large-Cap Investment Committee and a Senior Analyst on the Financials Team. In addition, Mr. Brown works with the Quant Team to provide timely stock screening tools to research team leaders. Previously, he was Team Leader on the Financial Institutions Research Team for 10 years and Team Leader on the Utilities Team for 5 years.  Before joining Brandes, Mr. Brown was a Senior Vice President with a major national banking organization where he served in various capacities, including Senior Portfolio Manager, Regional Director of investments and head of Texas private banking. His professional experience also includes 10 years as an Air Force pilot and 10 years as an Investment Consultant with a large Wall Street firm. Mr. Brown earned his BS from the United States Air Force Academy and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He has 28 years of investment experience.