Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
Chairman

Mr. Griswold is Chairman of Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company and joined the firm in 2005.  Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Mr. Griswold was Senior Chairman of DB Alex. Brown, Senior Chairman of BT Alex. Brown and Chairman of Alex. Brown & Sons.  He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. 7th Army in Germany.  In the non-profit sector, he is a trustee of the Johns Hopkins University, the Peabody Institute and chairs the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Endowment Board. He is also a past chairman of the board of the United Way of Central Maryland.

Education
  • Princeton University, A.B. (1962)
  • Harvard, M.B.A. (1967)

Board Commitments
  • Chairman, Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company
  • Former Senior Chairman, Deutsche Bank Securities
  • Former Chairman, Alex. Brown & Sons Inc.
  • Trustee: Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Peabody Conservatory
  • Endowment Trustee , Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
  • Board of Directors Member:
    • Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.
    • The Baltimore Life Companies
    • Flower Foods, Inc.
    • Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
    • Medicity, Inc.
    • W.P. Carey & Co.
    • Deutsche Bank Americas Advisory Board