After graduating from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Sam Brown worked in commercial banking for Wells Fargo and in wealth management for Northern Trust. After 14 years in San Diego, Sam returned to his native Sonoma County in 2003. Throughout his career, Brown has been active in the community and while in Sonoma County in the 1980’s he served as president of the United Way and as chair of the capital campaign for the Luther Burbank Center (now Wells Fargo Center) for the Arts. He is currently Executive Vice-President for Wealth Management at Exchange Bank and serves on the bank’s executive committee. Sam and his wife Ginger have been married 35 years and have 3 sons and a grandson.