Thom Browne Jr, MA Criminal Justice, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the global criminal justice and demand reduction consulting firm Rubicon Global Enterprises and CEO of the international organization Colombo Plan.

Browne is an internationally recognized expert in the demand reduction and criminal justice fields, having created substance use treatment systems and prevention programs in over 70 countries and international law enforcement academies on 5 continents during his 25-year career at the U.S. Department of State/INL. Browne also served at the Drug Enforcement Administration for 7-years where he developed strategies, programs, and research reports addressing the original fentanyl/synthetic heroin and crack cocaine epidemics in the 1980s.

His research with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Colombo Plan helped re-define the overdose epidemics in the U.S. and regional epidemics worldwide, uncovering emerging trends in illicit drug formulation that jeopardize the health of substance users worldwide.

In 2014, Browne was a finalist for the prestigious Service to America Medal for Career Achievement in the Federal government. Upon his retirement from INL in 2015, he was given a Career Achievement award by the Secretary of State.