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Jack Brewer, M.Ed.
SUMMARY
The Honorable Jack Brewer was born on January 8, 1979, in Ft. Worth, TX and raised in Grapevine, TX by Rosa and Eddie Brewer. His teenage years were unfortunately faced with racial tension, however Brewer rose above adversity and used that as motivation to start his advocacy for racial reconciliation and serving the poor according to the word of God. He attended Grapevine High School where he was a top student graduating with a 3.9 GPA, All-State athlete and record setter in football and track. After leading his high school to its first State title in its 90-year history as well as setting State track and field records, Brewer went on as the first person in his family to graduate from college,
starting at Southern Methodist University (SMU) where he was a freshman All-American Candidate in football and a Disney World Classic Record Holder in track.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Brewer transferred to the University of Minnesota where he continued to excel both academically and athletically, earning several honors including:
Academic All-Big Ten, Carl Eller Defensive MVP Award, Paul Giel Award, First Team All-Big Ten by Media, All-Big Ten in Track and Field, was team captain on the football team and earned his Master’s degree in Sport Management at the age of 22. An entrepreneur by nature, Brewer successfully balanced his full academic load and college sports with running his own marketing and event management business which he started at the age of 19 years old. He has four children, Jared, Laesha, Jackson and Zayah.
EDUCATION
Brewer earned his Bachelor of Science (2001) and his Masters in Sport Management (2002) from the University of Minnesota, all while playing Division I football. Additionally, he has completed Executive Business Programs at the Harvard School of Business (2005) and the Wharton School of Business (2006), and he briefly pursued his Masters in International Affairs from Colombia University before deciding to focus on the Executive MBA program at the University of Miami (2016) where he is spearheading the Brewer Sports International education program. This program went on to become the largest post-secondary degree program in professional sports, having graduated over 50 current and former professional athletes with their Executive Masters of Business Administration degrees. Currently Brewer serves as a professor at the Gabelli Business
School at Fordham University where he leads the newly launch Executive MBA Program for Athletes and Artist (2019).
Transitioning off the National Football League (NFL) playing field in 2006, Brewer pursued a career on Wall Street as an Investment Advisor with Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Group where he raised over $20mm in assets under management (AUM) in his first year as an investment advisor, ranking in the top one percentile in his class across the firm. Following that role, Brewer went on to serve as the Managing Director at Paramount Bio Capital, one of the United States’ largest private biotech-
focused investment banks, from 2009-2011 where he helped close two NASDAQ public offerings in his first year as an investment banker. During that time, he also helped launch Opus Point Partners, a healthcare-focused hedge fund, where he raised the seed capital at the fund’s inception, consistently producing double digit returns throughout the fund’s history.
BUSINESS
In 2011, Brewer turned his business focus solely to his company The Brewer Group, Inc. (TBG) (www.thebrewergroup.com), a boutique impact investment and consulting firm, and active member of the United Nations Global Compact, specializing in advisory for small growth companies making a positive impact around the world. Brewer continues to work tirelessly to build and leverage his vast network of established relationships with key international decision makers and influencers spanning government development agencies, financial institutions, multinational corporations, NGOs and numerous leaders in sports and entertainment. Brewer became an ordained minister in 2019, and has committed all of the efforts of The Brewer Group Companies to helping serve the Kingdom of God according to the commandments of Jesus Christ. In his role as CEO and Portfolio Manager, Brewer manages TBG’s portfolio which has included over 200 completed transactions totaling over $150mm through its various business lines and a number
of private and public holdings spanning a variety of industry sectors. For nearly two decades, Brewer has been continuously originating, structuring and facilitating comprehensive strategic investments and partnerships, leading several multinational organizations to become leading advocates at the forefront of some of the world’s most pressing social issues. Brewer has held. FINRA Series 7, 66, and 79 securities licenses as well as various state insurance licenses.
MEDIA
Since 2002, Brewer has been regularly involved with the production of numerous documentaries, television, digital media and radio broadcasts domestically and internationally, as well as continues to have an ongoing presence in print media. Brewer serves as a regular contributor and writer on many major media networks including Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Fox Business, Fox News, CNN, News Max and the American City Business Journals where he provides his expert analysis and opinion on a range of topics from finance and global development to sports, education, politics and faith. Additionally, he produces various symposiums, art exhibitions, documentaries and publications highlighting global development issues including his roles as Associate Producer of “Resilient Hearts”, a documentary on the history of Haiti leading up to 2010 Earthquake (2014), Executive Producer of “We Are What We Eat”, the United Nations first-ever art exhibit highlighting global food security (2016) and a featured author in the “UN Chronicle magazine of the United Nations “Sport Aims for the Goals” Volume (2016) and is currently Executive Producing “Tackling Recidivism” a deep, non bias dive into the private and public prison system from the eyes of socially conscious NFL legends who have dedicated their lives to finding solutions to criminal justice issues, to name a few.
HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
In addition to his international business endeavors, Brewer is also a passionate evangelist and humanitarian whom has been dedicated to fulfilling his mission of “Empowering from Within” since his childhood, including over two decades of advocacy work in the U.S. focused on underserved African-American youth. He is the Founder and Executive Director of The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide www.jbfworldwide.org), a 501(c)(3) which since 2006 has been using its various programs and global initiatives to offer educational opportunities and economic development to underprivileged individuals around the world, while spreading the word of God. To date, JBF Worldwide and Serving Ministries has delivered over $70 million in medical aid, supports over 50 orphan care centers, has helped deliver sports equipment to over one million underserved children,
runs global prison ministries in the United States, Malawi and Guatemala, helps bring medical care to over 10,000 women and children annually around the world.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Brewer had a record breaking sports career as a standout athlete in high school, collegiate and professional athletics where he served as captain on every team that he’s played on. Following his highly decorated high school career as a two sport Texas All-State athlete in track and football, Brewer continued his athletic career also as a two sport athlete for the Southern Methodist Mustangs followed by the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. After his record-breaking senior year at the University of Minnesota, Brewer went on to compete in the East-West Shrine game and was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings (2002). Known as an exceptional special teams player and versatile defensive back, Jack Brewer established a reputation as a true leader during his five year tenure in the National Football League (NFL), including captain on three NFL teams. Brewer was a Pro Bowl candidate on special teams as a rookie, and had his first career interception against Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre that same year. He was named Vikings team captain in 2003 and went on to be captain on the New York Giants (2004) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2005). After completing his fifth and final year in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals (2006), Brewer accepted a position as a Wealth Manager with Merrill Lynch (2007) in the Global Private Client Group located in New York City.
Brewer had a record breaking sports career as a standout athlete in high school, collegiate and professional athletics where he served as captain on every team that he’s played on. Following his highly decorated high school career as a two sport Texas All-State athlete in track and football, Brewer continued his athletic career also as a two sport athlete for the Southern Methodist Mustangs followed by the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. After his record-breaking senior year at the University of Minnesota, Brewer went on to compete in the East-West Shrine game and was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings (2002). Known as an exceptional special teams player and versatile defensive back, Jack Brewer established a reputation as a true leader during his five year tenure in the National Football League (NFL), including captain on three NFL teams. Brewer was a Pro Bowl candidate on special teams as a rookie, and had his first career interception against Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre that same year. He was named Vikings team captain in 2003 and went on to be captain on the New York Giants (2004) and the Philadelphia Eagles (2005). After completing his fifth and final year in the NFL
with the Arizona Cardinals (2006), Brewer accepted a position as a Wealth Manager with Merrill Lynch (2007) in the Global Private Client Group located in New York City.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking Formats
• Keynotes
• Media Appearances
• Half & Full Day Workshops
• Panel Discussions
• Breakouts
• Focus Groups
• National Tours
• Boot Camps
• Podcasts
“Jack has been a great example of an athlete that has taken his leadership skills from sports and
used it to make a positive impact on so many people all over the world.”
— Michael Strahan, NFL Hall of Famer, “Good Morning America” Host
“I’m proud to say confidently that Jack is not only a good friend but a real leader that leads by
example. I have seen him motivate fellow athletes to follow in his footsteps of serving not only the
communities where they come
from but people in Africa who are less privileged than themselves and for that, Jack is a real African!
What a Champ!”
—Ndaba Mandela, Chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation