Richard Brown

Chief Executive Officer

With a technical engineering background and 17+ years in leadership at Emerge, Richard Brown brings a unique perspective to solving business problems and enjoys working with our customers to understand their business and how technology can help them achieve their goals. Working with our customers since day one, he approaches technology from a business perspective, applying his 25+ years of working in IT. 

Richard holds several high-level technical certifications, including the unique accomplishment of one of Cisco’s highest certification levels, a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) and has been certified with Cisco at this level for almost 20 years. This deep understanding of connectivity and data infrastructure enables him to help our customers solve their most complex business and technology issues. He is also keenly focused on providing world-class customer service, ensuring our team is able to care for each of our customers.

Outside of Emerge, Richard loves spending time with his family. His four children keep him and his wife Maria very busy. When there is a spare moment, you will find him at his kids’ activities or coaching youth sports.