Jesse Brown spent the vast majority of his career working in the financial services industry as a Personal Finance professional and Investment specialist; with achievements that led to him being featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal newspaper (1997). Brown retired Member of the Board of Trustees and Full Professor and Dean of the College of Business at Martin University, Indianapolis Indiana, and Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, Texas. Professor of Economics and Finance, Indiana Wesleyan University, Foundation Board, Kean University, Union, New Jersey, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois. Brown is a long-time personal finance authority, national speaker, columnist, and author of Pay Yourself, A Guide to Financial Success, Investing in the Dream and 101 Real Money Questions Published by Hyperion, A Disney publishing enterprise, John Wiley & Sons. He received his Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University) with concentrations in finance, business administration, accounting, and investments; where he was also awarded Alumnus of the Year by the Kellogg Black Management Association. Ph.D. Kean University (Finance), Union, New Jersey (HON), Professor of Finance Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IndianaBrown's numerous media (television and radio), guest speaker, panelists, and moderator appearances for industry-sponsored conferences and workshops make him a Personal Finance industry expert.

Brown has authored three books in the finance industry that remain on the top financial self-help books every published and has received Essence Magazine National bestseller ratings: Pay Yourself First, Investing in the Dream, and 101 Real Money Questions . He has also written a host of industry-related newspaper and magazine articles for the National Newspaper Publishers Association (Black Press).Prior to joining the financial services industry, Brown appointed to the Staff of the U. S. House of Representatives and then the U. S. Senate Finance Committee later appointed to several Executive Branch positions, including serving as Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Brown is a retired Lt.

Colonel in the United States Army after serving more than twenty years. He has received the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal Bronze Oak Leaf.