At Brown, Brand guided a successful program that regularly sent qualifiers to the NCAA National Championships, including three members of last year's team. Brand was the Northeast Collegiate Fencing Conference's 1994-95 Coach of the Year. One of his fencers, Peter Cox, was selected to the 1996 United States Olympic Team. Prior to his appointment at Brown, Brand spent 10 seasons as an assistant men's and women's coach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I believe my experiences at both Brown and MIT have prepared me well for this challenge.
Brand has an extensive background as a competitor as well.
In 1972, he was chosen to the U.S. Junior Fencing Team and one year later was a gold medalist at the Ottawa Shield, one of three elite fencing events held in Canada. He placed seventh at the 1975 Canadian National Championships and third at the 1985 U.S. Championships. Brand participated in the 1987 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival, then in 1989 was a gold medalist for the U.S. at the Maccabiah Games. He takes the helm of a Harvard program that traces its roots back to 1889 and has been among the school's more successful teams over time.