Summary: | Businessman and lawyer Clarence O'Neill Brown III was born November 1, 1952, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Brown received his A.B. degree in government from Harvard University, his M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. In 1981, he began his career working as an attorney with the law firm of Sherman & Sterling. In 1981, he was hired by Home Box Office as vice president of programming. In 1986, Brown and his wife, Amsale Aberra, launched Amsale Aberra, Inc., a bridal gown company generally known as Amsale. In 1998, he founded Anavista Entertainment, L.L.C., a music, film and television production, distribution and consulting company. In 2001, he was appointed chief executive officer of Amsale, which grew to include the three luxury bridal collections of Amsale, Christos and Kenneth Pool. He is a member of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity.
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