Geoff Brown was born in Lancaster. After graduating with an MA in Modern History from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge he had a management career in three large UK companies. He then spent thirteen years as a partner in Heidrick and Struggles, a leading global executive search firm. Geoff is widely travelled with a particular love of Italy which he has visited dozens of times. He is a member of Watford Writers, is married and lives with his Danish wife in Hertfordshire.