Tony McLean Brown

Tony McLean Brown is the Director of Strategic Investments at Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG). Mr. Brown has held several senior leadership positions since joining PCG in 1990 that contribute to corporate functions and business lines.

Mr. Brown brings more than 35 years of project experience in public sector information technology (IT), which includes management consulting, systems integration, and operations related to the healthcare, social care, and education industries. He oversaw the expansion of PCG’s core capabilities, including federal revenue optimization, K-12 public special education (SPED) services, consumer direction, workforce development, and most recently, space exploration collaborations.

As a facilitator and advocate, Mr. Brown has been a long-time supporter of the North Carolina Institute for Emerging Issues (NC IEI), South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU), National Human Services Finance Offers (HSFO), National Third-Party Liability (TPL), National Title 1, and special education (SPED) conferences.

Mr. Brown’s passion and technical leadership were instrumental in the establishment of PCG’s Third-Party Liability (TPL) Practice Area (PA), which became the market leader just prior to PCG’s divesture of the TPL business in 2006. The TPL PA provided a full range of identification and billing services, operational support, and subject matter expertise (SME) to both Medicaid programs and managed care organizations (MCOs).

PCG’s new office expansions were also led by Mr. Brown in the Southeast (NC, TN, WV, GA, and FL), the Southwest, California, the Pacific Northwest, and Australia. He supported the enhancement of PCG’s back-office systems and collaboration tools to improve compliance with federal data confidentiality and security requirements.

Prior to joining PCG, Mr. Brown worked for Deloitte, General Motors, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Brown holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University. He also graduated from Enka High School in Candler, NC.

Mr. Brown has served as a board member at PCG, Integra Choice and Control (ICC), the Cannon School (Concord, NC), and Francis Asbury United Methodist Church (FAUMC). In addition, Mr. Brown published, “A Happy Guide to a Short Life,” in 2007, and produced the music video, “Old School,” in 2015. Mr. Brown has also competed in athletic events such as the Boston Marathon, the Leadville Trail100, the CrossFit Open Qualifier (Global Rank #149), the Panama City Ironman, and the South African Comrades Ultra Marathon.