Lyons Brown Jr.

William Lee Lyons Brown Jr. (born August 2, 1936) is a former Ambassador of the United States to Austria, CEO, and Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Brown was born in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the American Graduate School of International Management (now called Thunderbird School of Global Management), he was the president, chairman, CEO, and a director of the Brown-Forman Corporation, founded by his great-grandfather. He served on the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, as an appointee under three Presidents - Reagan (1988), Bush (1990 and 1992) and Clinton (1994).[1][2]

References

"The Honorable W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr., Elected an Honorary Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
"Lyons Brown, Jr". US Department of State, Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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[Trustee-1] "The Honorable W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr., Elected an Honorary Trustee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[Archive-2] "Lyons Brown, Jr". US Department of State, Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2019.