Nationality American Name Brownlee Currey, Parent(s) Brownlee O. Currey | Spouse(s) Agneta Currey Occupation Businessman | |
Children Christian Brownlee Currey
Stephanie Currey Ingram
and Frances Currey Briggs Relatives John R. Ingram (son-in-law) | ||
Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. is an American businessman and philanthropist.
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Early life
His father, Brownlee O. Currey, was the owner of the conservative newspaper Nashville Banner.
Career
He co-founded Equitable Securities with his father, Brownlee O. Currey. In 1967, it merged with American Express, and he received a sizeable stock portfolio in the company. In 1979, he bought the Nashville Banner from the Gannett Company, and sold it back to them in 1998, for an additional $25 million. He sits on the Board of Directors of Thomas Nelson, where he holds a $2.3 million stake. He serves as President of Currey Investments. He has served as Chairman of the Board of OCC, Inc., the Star Communications's principal subsidiary, since 1989.
Philanthropy
His donations have helped build Montgomery Bell Academy's Currey Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University's Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Tennis Center, and the Currey Ingram Academy in Williamson County, Tennessee. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States Equestrian Team and as a Trustee of the Phelps Media Group, a public relations and marketing firm dedicated to the equestrian industry. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and Vanderbilt University. Professor Richard L. Daft is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management at Vanderbilt, as is Professor Bruce Barry. The Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery at the Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville is named in his honor.
Personal life
He is married to Agneta Currey. They have a son, Christian Brownlee Currey, and two daughters, Stephanie Currey Ingram (married to John R. Ingram) and Frances Currey Briggs. They own River Circle Farm in Williamson County, a 300-plus-acre property around the Harpeth River. They also own a home in Manhattan, Southampton, New York and Wellington, Florida. He is an avid tennis player. In 2002, he was named the tenth richest person in Middle Tennessee.