Meet Russell A. Brown

Russ Brown is the President of Consumer Products, Promotions and Ad Sales at Valiant Entertainment since 2012, the year Valiant was relaunched. Superheroes are his claim-to-fame, having resurrected the Marvel characters in merchandising (leading to an acquisition by Disney), and now is doing the same for Valiant, the third largest universe of superheroes with over 2000 characters.

Post the acquisition of Valiant by DMG Entertainment he also oversees the licensing relationships held by DMG in the US and China.

Russ lives the practice of integrating the three disciplines in his title and has done so for other brands and brand owners, including but not limited to Martha Stewart, Iconix Brand Group, AT&T and MasterCard. Additionally, he co-founded a marketing and licensing company 36ep.

In addition to an extensive licensing background, Russ ran major promotional and advertising accounts in the US, and overseas, for Heineken, AT&T, MasterCard, AOL and the Guggenheim Museum, and was the CMO for several packaged goods and beverage companies.

He is the Chairman of the Licensing Council at the Brand Activation Association, is an active member and speaker for LIMA (the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association). Russ has held adjunct professorships at Fordham University, New York University, and Adelphi University.

In the off-hours, Russ sails Long Island Sound.