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Adrian Brown is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services. He began his career at Deloitte as a Senior Consultant, where he guided clients to success by providing solutions in a complex regulatory environment. For the past 16 years, Adrian has been with RBC Wealth Management, advancing through the organization across Toronto and Montreal, and taking on various complex assignments.

Adrian joined RBC through the Wealth Management Generalist Program, rotating through three key lines of business: RBC Dominion Securities, Global Asset Management, and Global Wealth Management. After several years with RBC’s Portfolio Advisory Group, where he worked on the trading floor on Bay Street and advised investment advisors across the country, Adrian made the jump to management. He spent the greater part of the next decade leading various offices in Toronto and then Montreal. Today, he serves as one of the three partners of the Shapiro Group of RBC Dominion Securities, as Senior Portfolio Manager, where he helps high-net-worth families achieve their goals and create a true multigenerational legacy.

In addition to his finance career, Adrian is a Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Investment Manager, and has lectured at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, teaching graduate-level Accounting courses. He holds both a B. Comm and Graduate Diploma in Accounting from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University.

Adrian's volunteer work currently includes serving on the board of Spread the Joy, an organization that provides hospitalized children with Joy Boxes that are designed to entertain, educate, and, of course, spark joy! Prior roles included acting a Treasurer and Board Member of Youthlink, a resource for youth and their families supporting emotional well-being, mental health, and intellectual development, and involvement with Els for Autism, an organization dedicated to helping individuals on the autism spectrum lead healthy, productive lives.

Adrian is a proud father to three young children and he also supports his alma mater by contributing to the Adrian Brown Bursary, which benefits students at the Desautels Faculty of Management. In the 2024-2025 academic year, Adrian will serve as Class Patron of the Masters of Management in Finance at the faculty.
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