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Kelly A. Brown

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Founder & CEO at Ampersand, Inc.
📍 Greater Milwaukee, United States

Kelly A. Brown is the Founder and CEO of Ampersand, Inc. , an award-winning executive with over 30 years of experience in financial services and two successful founder-led exits. Educated at The Wharton School and UW-Madison, she is a nationally-recognized public speaker. People who have worked with her describe her as an energetic, inspirational, and outstanding leader.

Outside of work, she is deeply involved in her community as an elected member of her local school board and is the founder of the Marquette University Commercial Banking Program. She enjoys spending time with her family boating, fishing, and playing golf in Wisconsin and Florida. She actively cheers for the Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers.

Unique fact: Kelly is a concert violinist who spent her youth at distinguished fine arts camps.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Milwaukee, United States
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Priorities

Topics Kelly cares about

Financial Technology
Her executive education at Wharton focused on Fintech, and she speaks on integrating new technologies like AI in banking to meet evolving depositor needs.
Values-Based Banking
Recent company initiatives and surveys focus on aligning depositors' values with their banking connections, a trend she is actively championing.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Founder & CEO
Ampersand, Inc.
10-2022
Senior Advisor, Past Partner
Patriot Financial Partners
5-2025
Leadership Council
MMAC
11-2021 - 5-2025
Board Member
School District of Kettle Moraine
1-2023 - 10-2024
Director
Encore Bank
In the press

Media appearances

Ampersand, Inc. and Anew Advisors, LLC Partner to Protect First‑Responders’ Savings. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
6-2021
Executive Education
The Wharton School
Master of Science (MS)
Cardinal Stritch University
School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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