Christopher Brown is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and member of the Financial Planning Association. Serving clients at Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC in Rockville, MD and the surrounding communities.
Christopher N. Brown, MBA, CFP® AIF®, is President of Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC located in Rockville, Maryland. Chris is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) licensee, having completed his coursework from the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado in 1997. He holds a B.A degree in Economics and a B.S. degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.
He also holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, repeatedly ranked by both the Wall Street Journal and Forbes Magazine as the country’s best business school. Chris is also a former instructor with the College for Financial Planning. In addition, he has received the designation of Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) from the Center for Fiduciary Studies. He is a member of both the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA), and has been quoted in numerous consumer and industry publications. He has been ranked among the top financial advisors in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area by Washingtonian Magazine, Investment Advisor Magazine, and Wealth Manager Magazine.
On a personal side, Chris lives with his wife of 20 years, Denise and their two sons, Jeffrey and Andrew in Gaithersburg, MD. Chris is an Eagle Scout, a Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the Arrow, and an Assistant Scoutmaster in Boy Scout Troop 291. He also coaches his son’s Select baseball team in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase (BCC) Baseball Program.
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