Biography
Now based in Helston, Cornwall, UK. Previously near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Alex Brown is a consultant in the Business School Admissions field (specific bio for MBA Admissions), a marketing consultant, a teacher and a horse welfare advocate. Brown taught Marketing (focus: Digital) for more than 20 years at the University of Delaware. Brown now teaches digital marketing executive education programs for leading business schools around the world. Brown wrote for the Cecil Whig (local paper: sports), and has written for the New York Times’ The Rail (horse racing). A hallmark of Brown’s career has been the pioneering use of social media throughout his teaching, industry, consulting and advocacy work.
Creative work: Brown’s most recent work focuses on the spread of disinformation. Brown recently authored Missionville, a story about a fictional racetrack in Pennsylvania. Brown also authored the e-book Becoming a Clear Admit: The Definitive Guide to MBA Admissions, and published the book: Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy. Brown also produced a 50 minute YouTube series: Horses: Sports, Culture and Slaughter. Brown helped oversee the development of “Wharton Innovates”, a CD and short form catalog, for Wharton MBA Admissions, several years ago, and has recently helped roll MBA DecisionWire for Clear Admit.
Advocacy work: Brown has focused on horse welfare issues for a number of years, leading an online community that has raised more than $1.5m.
Industries: The two industries in which Brown has worked are the MBA Admissions Industry (at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, the University of Delaware, Clear Admit Consulting, as well as teaching for the Graduate Management Admissions Council’s Professional Development Program) and the Horse Racing Industry (author of a book, leading welfare advocate, and exercise rider).
Please contact: alexbr4cornwall@gmail.com