Mr. Brown is a creative and innovative research director who has provided analytical and strategic consulting to automakers, vehicle parts suppliers and automotive finance companies worldwide for over 20 years. His expertise is in applying statistical research, predictive analytics and quantitative model building. Kurt is currently a Vice President at AmeriCredit where he directs a team of analysts focused on asset remarketing, bankruptcy and loss recovery. AmeriCredit sells 7,000 to 8,000 repossessed vehicles each month and maximizing recoveries is critical to the company’s financial performance.

Previously, Kurt was a Vice President for Strategy and Analytics at RSA Solutions, an industry leader in strategic vehicle remarketing. Before joining RSA, Kurt was a partner at the Campbell Group, LLC, a consulting firm that provided analytical and strategic consulting to the automotive and auto finance industries.

Prior to that, he directed global automotive forecasting for Standard and Poor's/DRI's, where he co-authored the Automotive and Parts Industrial Outlook for the U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook '98, a joint publication with the U.S. Commerce Department, as well as a multi-client study of the developing Latin American automotive market.

Kurt is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Boston College, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics; he has also completed all course requirements for his Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard University.