

In the Top 5% of 2035 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
1st place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably
Don is the most successful serial software entrepreneur in the Midwest. His first company was acquired by EDS in 1986. He founded Software Artistry in 1988 which became the first software company in Indiana ever to go public and was later acquired by IBM for $200 million. Don then founded and served as CEO of Interactive Intelligence which went public in 1999 and was acquired by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories in 2016 for $1.4 billion.
He is also an active technology and business advisor, investor, and philanthropist. In 2016, Don donated $30 million for the establishment of the Brown Immunotherapy Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Don received a bachelor’s in physics from Indiana University in 1978, a master’s in computer science from IU in 1982, an MD from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1985, and a master’s in biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in 2017.
Don is an avid outdoorsman who loves hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and snowshoeing with his eight children – especially in and around Park City, Utah. He was named Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels in 2012.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at LifeOmic.
Based on 48 ratings, Donald Brown ranks right above DNAnexus' CEO, Andreas Sundquist.
LifeOmic's CEO is highly regarded by the Engineering department, the Marketing department, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, Female employees, and Caucasian employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
LifeOmic ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
