MICHAEL BROWN
PRESIDENT & CEO, WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS, ORLANDO
Wyndham is the world’s largest timeshare developer. The Orlando-based business was established when Wyndham Worldwide split its hotel and timeshare divisions. It has about 900,000 owners. Brown says he was guided in his career by advice he received from a college professor, who said: “In your 20s, try everything, in your 30s, decide what you love, and in your 40s be the best at whatever you love.”
| EDUCATION | University of Virginia (BS) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | My first job was digging clams in Fort Fisher Sound for 18 cents a clam. |
| PHILANTROPHic PASSION | Give Kids the World |
| FAVORITE VACATION | Any vacation with my family, but in particular our trip last year to Peru and Machu Picchu was extraordinary. |
| STAYING FIT | After years of road running, including five marathons, it is time to diversify. I am now experimenting with more trail running. |