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 eddie c. brown , cfa , cic founder , brown capital management
eddie c. brown

eddie carl brown -lrb- born november 26 , 1940 -rrb- is an american investment manager , entrepreneur and philanthropist .
renowned for his stock-picking acumen , brown is the founder and president of brown capital management , a baltimore-based firm that 's amassed more than $ 6 billion under management since it opened for business in 1983 .
an avid traveler and jazz aficionado , brown and his wife , sylvia , have given millions to various charitable causes under the aegis of the baltimore-based eddie c. and c. sylvia brown family foundation .
