Pierce B. Dunn Senior Advisor
Phone: 410-537-5571
Mr. Dunn is a Partner and Senior Advisor with Brown Advisory. He joined the firm in 2007 after many years as a successful entrepreneur. Previously, he was co-founder and chairman of MIRCON, Inc. (d.b.a. CONNOR), an environmental services firm providing a broad range of compliance related services and training to the commercial real estate and insurance industries. He remains Chairman of the company. Mr. Dunn was also Managing Director – Europe of TESSCO Technologies, a provider of supply chain solutions to the wireless communications industry. Mr. Dunn started his career as an attorney with the law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard. He left Venable in 1981 to join the Kirk Stieff Company, a manufacturer of prestige metal gifts and tableware products. After leading a successful turn-around and growing the firm as its President, Mr. Dunn sold Kirk Stieff to the Lenox Division of Brown Forman Corporation. Mr. Dunn is a venture partner of BrownSavano Direct Capital Partners, a fund that invests in fast growth, late stage venture capital backed companies by providing partial liquidity to founders, angel investors and executives.
Education
- Princeton University, B.A. (1972)
- Georgetown University, J.D. (1977)
- Loyola College, M.B.A. (1982)
Board Commitments
- J.J. Haines Corporation
- Chapter Chair, Washington D.C. & Baltimore Chapter-World Presidents Organization
- Director and Vice Chair, Citybizlist, Inc.
Community Involvement
- Trustee, (Member, Endowment Committee and Executive Committee) Goucher College