Arthur M. Brown, Senior Vice President
Arthur Brown has extensive experience in state government, local government and in the private sector. His career began in the Albany County Department of Social Services where he served as a social services caseworker and later as Director of Housing Services. He later joined the New York State Department of Social Services to assist in the design, development and implementation of the state wide welfare management system (WMS) and later joined the Commissioner's Staff as Regional Administrator, overseeing social services program and policy in 17 Upstate counties.
Art returned to local government in 1995 to serve as the Deputy County Executive in Albany County where he was responsible for the day today management of the 39 county departments, served as the Executive’s Chief of Staff and Director of the Public Information Office. Drawing on his years of management and technology experience, in 1998 Art became the first County Chief Information Officer and modernized the technology enterprise of Albany County. He then joined the private sector where he served as a Director of Public Sector Business Development for Electronic Data Systems and several years later became a firm member of Deloitte Consulting, LLP where he was responsible for opening the New York Public Sector Practice for the firm.
Art has also held numerous community and professional positions. He is a former Board Member of the New York State Council of Community Services, former Board Member of the Albany County Youth Bureau Inc., a Graduate of the Capital Leadership Program and the FBI Citizens Academy, former Board Member of the New York State Local Government Information Technology Directors Association and is currently the New York State Forum's Information Technology Committee Procurement Co-Chair.
Art holds a B.A. from Siena College and a Master of Science in Public Policy and Administration from the Sage Colleges.