James Brown Jr. has spent more than 30 years in the cable and media industry. Most recently he held a senior leadership role at REVOLT Media and TV, where he led the expansion of its content distribution across cable, broadcast, syndication, streaming and emerging digital platforms worldwide.
He spent most of his career at Disney and ESPN. At ESPN he was Senior Vice President of Multicultural Content Development, leading efforts to bring more diverse programming to television and digital platforms. He also ran ESPN High School and ESPN Woman across events, television and digital video, and led the acquisition strategy that combined four companies into ESPN’s high school business. Earlier, as Senior Vice President of U.S. and Caribbean Field Sales on the Disney and ESPN affiliate team, he managed distribution strategy and relationships with major cable partners.
James is a co-founder and co-owner of World of ALFA, the made-to-measure clothing company he started with Boris Kodjoe, Patrick Kodjoe and his son, James Brown III, where he leads marketing and business development. He is also a co-founder and senior advisor at Story House, Inc., the studio and media company building Story House Village in Sheridan, Wyoming. He serves on the board of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Management from the University of Maryland.
