Matt Brown

Company: CAIS

Position: Founder, Chairman, & Chief Executive Officer

Matt Brown is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of CAIS and has spent more than 30 years at the intersection of wealth management, alternative investments, and technology. In 2009, he founded the technology platform CAIS, the industry pioneer in democratizing alternative investments. Matt’s vision and leadership earned recognition in 2023, when he was named one of “The World’s Most Influential Decision Makers” by The Wall Street Journal.

Matt is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the City of New York, the nation’s first and largest city dedicated museum. Founded in 1923, the Museum reflects the essence of New York City, where people from all walks of life come together to create, innovate, and pursue their aspirations. The Museum holds a 750,000-object collection representing the history and cultural patrimony of New York City. Today, through immersive experiences, exhibitions, and programming, the Museum celebrates, documents and interprets the past, present and future of New York City.

Matt believes in the "American Dream" and ensuring that anyone with a dream, and the drive to achieve it, has an equal opportunity to make it happen. Matt joined Endeavor in 2001, the leading non-profit organization establishing entrepreneurial ecosystems in over 40 countries. Matt served on Endeavor’s Global Board of Directors and supported entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and United States.

Matt earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's College of California in 1991 and started his career at Shearson Lehman Brothers as a financial advisor. Matt is married to his wife of 22 years and the proud father of four.