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Professional Profile: Warren Brown, 2015

Name: Warren L. Brown Title: President Company: Boston Commercial Properties, Inc. Location:: Newton, MA Place of birth:New York City Family: Wife, 2 daughters, 15 & 18 College: Carnegie Mellon University First job unrelated to your current field: Manufacturing and sales of advertising displays First job in your current field: Salesperson with Dartmouth Company What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Full service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting. Continued growth and providing professional advice and service to our clients. Hobbies: Fitness. Running, swimming, biking. Activities with my children. Playing with our dog, Gracie. Favorite novel: Life of Pi by Yann Martel Favorite film: Spartacus Keys to success Persistence, perseverance, honesty, diligence, promptness. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Ronal Regan, Muhammad Ali If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Basketball coach
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