John Brown

John Brown is a Portfolio Manager at Madison Asset Management, LLC in Madison, WI, where he leads the firm’s Dividend Income strategy and serves as an analyst on the U.S. Equity Team. His current responsibilities focus on managing portfolios with a disciplined approach to dividend income and value strategies, applying a rigorous, research-driven process centered on high-quality U.S. equities.

John’s investment expertise spans several decades, beginning his career in equity research and portfolio management in 1983. He previously worked as a Registered Representative for Charles Schwab, an equity analyst at The Bank of California, and as a partner and portfolio manager for Montgomery Asset Management, where he specialized in Relative Yield portfolios. Before joining Madison, he managed equity portfolios at CUNA Mutual Group (now MEMBERS Capital Advisors), building notable experience through multiple market cycles, including the crash of 1987.

John holds a B.S. in Finance and Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, graduating summa cum laude, and completed an MBA with a Fellowship focused on applied security analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His significant achievements include navigating major portfolio strategies during market volatility and contributing to MADISON’s reputation for conservative, quality-focused investment management, particularly in high-quality U.S. dividend-paying stocks and value-oriented equity portfolios.