J. POWELL BROWN
President and CEO
BROWN & BROWN
J. Powell Brown was elected president of Brown & Brown in 2007. In that capacity, he oversees the company’s wholesale brokerage and public entity operations throughout the country. Under Powell’s leadership, Brown & Brown completed several acquisitions in 2015, including the Hall-Wright General Agency, Liberty Insurance Brokers and Bellingham Underwriters. Prior to taking the reins as president, Brown served the company as a regional executive vice president, the profit center leader for the company’s Orlando office, and as a sales producer and marketing manager in Dayton Beach, Fla. Brown also serves on the board of directors of SunTrust Bank/Central Florida.
