Edward J. Brown III is president of Bank of America Global Corporate and Investment Banking, responsible for investment banking, corporate banking, capital markets, financial advisory, trade finance, leasing and e−Commerce services. He is also a member of the Bank of America Operating Committee. Brown joined the bank in 1972 as a credit analyst in Charlotte and served as an account officer in the Southeastern Department. He was named senior vice president and director of the Southern Department in 1979 and Specialized Industries division executive in 1980. Brown transferred to Tampa where he was named Tampa Bay area executive in 1982 and Tampa Bay Region executive in 1984. He returned to Charlotte as Middle Market Group executive in 1985 and served in this position until he was named president of Corporate Banking in 1988. He was named president of Global Finance in 1997 and president of Global Capital Raising and Global Capital Markets in 1998. A native of Savannah, Ga., Brown earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned a master's degree in finance from Harvard University. Brown is a member of the PGA Tour Golf Course Properties advisory board and a trustee of the Georgia Tech advisory board. He is a member of the Carolinas HealthCare System board of advisors, the 1999 U.S. Open President's Council and co−chair of the Georgia Tech Regional Development Council.