John Browne

Who is he: A former Conservative Member of the UK Parliament and graduate of the Harvard Business School, John Browne is an economist, investment adviser, nationally recognized columnist and worldwide lecturer on various political, economic, financial and defense issues.

John Browne is a weekly op-ed columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and appears frequently on local and national television and lectures at various money and financial conferences. Browne is the Senior Market Strategist for Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., where his weekly column appears on the company's web page. In addition, John Browne is a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC.

As a former Member of Parliament for some 14 years, Browne also offers insight into international politics, economics and defense. John Browne served on the Treasury Select Committee, as elected Secretary of the Conservative Defense and Finance Committees and as elected Chairman of the Conservative Small Business Committee. Browne's parliamentary work involved him with national leaders such as President Reagan and Party Secretary Gorbachev. John Browne briefed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that Gorbachev would likely become leader of the Soviet Union.

In addition to careers in British politics and the military, John Browne has a significant background, spanning some 40 years, in finance and business, mostly in New York and London. After graduating from the Harvard Business School, Browne joined the New York firm of Morgan Stanley & Co as an investment banker.

Browne has also worked with such firms as Barclays Bank and Citigroup. During his career John Browne has served on the boards of numerous banks and international corporations, with a special interest in venture capital. John Browne is a frequent guest on CNBC's Kudlow & Co and CBS. Browne is a former contributing editor and columnist of NewsMax Media's Financial Intelligence Report and Moneynews.com.

Background: John Browne graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (the UK equivalent of West Point), where Browne was a private student of the late Sir Basil Liddell-Hart who was perhaps the single most important designer of what his German students later christened Blitzkrieg. Browne was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards (Royal Guard), serving as a pilot, parachutist and communications specialist. Browne served in British Guiana, Cyprus and Germany. In London, Browne participated on major State occasions, including having responsibility for the pallbearers at the State Funeral of the late Sir Winston Churchill. John Browne retired as a Major and continues to be involved in defense studies.

John Browne went on to receive his MSc from Cranfield Institute of Technology and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Browne worked as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. on Wall Street and with various investment houses in the City of London, operating in the UK Government and Eurobond markets.

John Browne has written numerous published articles on politics, economics, finance and defense. Browne has served on the boards of several companies, both in England and the United States and as a governor of Southampton University. Browne continues to serve as a governor of Malvern College, as an officer of the Order of Saint John and as a liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company.

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