Corey Brown

Corey Brown, vice president of government affairs for Sanford Health, oversees the organization’s public policy activities at the state and federal levels.

A former South Dakota state senator and native of Gettysburg, Brown represented District 23 from 2009 to 2016, serving as majority leader, president pro tempore, assistant majority leader and chairman of the appropriations committee. He was actively involved in shaping policy related to Native American health, primary care, emergency medical services and medical licensing.

Brown joined Sanford Health in 2018 after working with his family owned insurance agency and serving as executive director of the Gettysburg/Whitlock Bay Development Corporation. He also spent a decade in the United States Navy, where he was an aviator and flight instructor and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander.

Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in government and international relations from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s in international business from the University of San Diego.

He lives in Sioux Fall with his wife, Karen, and their four children.