After earning an undergraduate degree in physics, Don Brown enrolled in a combined degree program at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Under that program, he was awarded a master's degree in computer science in 1983 and an MD in 1985. Three decades later, he went back to school and earned a master's degree in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins in 2017.Don is one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in the Midwest. While finishing medical school, he started his first company, which was acquired by Electronic Data Systems in 1986. He then founded Software Artistry, which became the first software company ever to go public in the state of Indiana, and which was later acquired by IBM for $200 million. Don then founded Interactive Intelligence, which went public in 1999 and was acquired by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories in 2016 for $1.4 billion.Shortly after the Genesys acquisition, Don founded LifeOmic to bridge his passion for the life sciences with his experience in cloud technologies and artificial intelligence. LifeOmic built a precision health software platform to help researchers and clinicians leverage the power of big data to identify the mutations driving cancer and provide personalized treatment. LifeOmic has also developed two award-winning mobile wellness applications used by millions of people around the world along with a next-generation corporate wellness solution.Don is an active technology investor and philanthropist. In 2016, he donated $30 million for the establishment of the Brown Immunotherapy Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Don is an avid outdoorsman who loves hiking, rock climbing, and skiing with his eight children in and around Park City, Utah. He was named Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana governor Mitch Daniels in 2012.
