MICHAEL BROWN
PRESIDENT & CEO, TRAVEL + LEISURE, ORLANDO
Wyndham Destinations acquired Travel + Leisure this year and renamed itself Travel + Leisure Co. The company, which operates timeshares, employs more than 15,000 worldwide. Brown joined the company in 2017 to lead the creation of Wyndham Destinations and established a headquarters in Central Florida. He signed the CEO Action Pledge and the Orlando Economic Partnership Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pledge to advance diversity in the workplace.
| EDUCATION | University of Virginia (BS) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I lived in France and the Bahamas during the course of my career. |
| NEW HOBBY | While I’ve been a runner for a long time, I’ve recently taken to walking during the day. |
| READING | Eddie Reese: Coaching, Swimming, Teaching Life, by Chuck Warner and Dana Abbott. My son is going to swim in college, and he recommend this book to me. |