Erik J. Brown
Founder at Aspire Capital Partners LLC
Profile
Mr. Erik J.
Brown is Co-Founder & Principal at Aspire Capital Partners LLC and a Principal at The Chicago Public Education Fund.
He has over twelve years of experience financing private and publicly traded companies.
He spent seven years at Fusion Capital where he was responsible for deal origination and negotiation.
He currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of AVID Commerce, LLC., a technology firm located in Michigan.
He also serves on the Leadership Council of the Chicago Public Education Fund, a venture capital fund focused on improving public education, and he is on the board of the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago.
Prior to joining Aspire Capital, Mr. Brown was the President of CGI Capital, a venture capital firm and NASD broker-dealer in Illinois.
He began his career in finance at Merrill Lynch where he was a financial consultant.
Mr. Brown earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Michigan State University.
Erik J. Brown active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Aspire Capital Partners LLC
 Aspire Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2010, Aspire Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago. | Founder | 04/03/2010 |
The Chicago Public Education Fund
 The Chicago Public Education Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Public Education Fund is a non-profit organization that operates to build public schools. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The CEO of the company is Janet Knupp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 04/03/2010 |
Former positions of Erik J. Brown
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Fusion Capital Partners LLC
 Fusion Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fusion Capital Partners LLC is a venture capital firm located in Chicago. | Private Equity Investor | 30/01/2010 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Erik J. Brown
| Michigan State University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Northwestern University | Masters Business Admin |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Finance |
The Chicago Public Education Fund
The Chicago Public Education Fund Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Chicago Public Education Fund is a non-profit organization that operates to build public schools. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The CEO of the company is Janet Knupp. | Commercial Services |
Fusion Capital Partners LLC
Fusion Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fusion Capital Partners LLC is a venture capital firm located in Chicago. | Finance |
Aspire Capital Partners LLC
Aspire Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2010, Aspire Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago. | Finance |
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