Thom Browne, Jr., who has a master's degree in 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 five continents during his 25-year career at the U.S. Department of State/Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Earlier in his federal career, Browne served at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), where he developed strategies, designed programs and authored research/intelligence reports addressing the original fentanyl analog/synthetic heroin and crack cocaine epidemics in the 1980s. He finished his DEA service as Chief of the Latin American Intelligence section where he authored the Reagan Administration’s cocaine suppression strategy. At INL, Browne supported the formation of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals and International Society of Addiction Medicine. In 2014, he 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 the Career Achievement Award by the Secretary of State.