Simon Brown Bio

Simon E. Brown is co-founder of LeBaronBrown and the co-Chairman of LBB Specialties LLC. Prior to co-founding LeBaronBrown in 2015, Mr. Brown was a Member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR"), having joined KKR in 2003. Mr. Brown served as former Chairman of the Board of Brightview and is a former member of the Board of Big Heart Pet Brands (fka Del Monte Foods), Nielsen N.V., and The Sealy Corporation. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Brown worked at Madison Dearborn Partners, Thomas H. Lee Company, and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. He received an M.B.A. with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, and a B.Comm with First-Class Honors from Queen's University at Kingston, Canada.