James Brown biography

James Farrell Brown serves as Director of General Partner of the Company. Mr. Brown served as Managing Director of AVG Holdings, LP, a diversified private investment firm, from July 2009 to May 2017, and as a member of the board of managers of Landmark Dividend Holdings LLC since February 2010. From 2002 to June 2009, Mr. Brown was an independent investor involved in a number of real estate and technology companies. He serves or has served on the board of a number of private and public companies, including Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD:BLCM), Perk.com (TSX:PER), Pacific GeneTech Ltd., Promise Healthcare, and SmartLogic Ltd. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President, General Manager and General Counsel of OpenTV, Inc., a technology and media company which he helped to guide through its initial public offering. Prior to joining OpenTV, Inc., Mr. Brown was a Partner in the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery in Menlo Park, and then previously a Partner with the law firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro in San Francisco, California. Mr. Brown received a B.S. in Accounting from Weber State University and a J.D. from Brigham Young University. Mr. Brown is a certified public accountant (inactive) and a member of the bar in California.