Adrian Brown
Chairman of the Board
Adrian’s career in real estate started right out of high school when the LaSalle National Bank hired him to work in its Real Estate Department. He gained experience in all aspects of real estate lending. In July 1970, he took a position with the Champaign, Illinois-based division of Jewel Companies, Inc. as its Vice President of Real Estate and Construction. In 1982, he joined Melvin Simon and Associates and served as an Assistant Vice President of Development and Senior Vice President and Director of Power Center Development, which involved developments throughout the United States. In 1993, he and partner, Jerry Gershman, founded Gershman Brown & Associates where Adrian served as its first President from 1993 to 2007.