Zak Brown

Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) is an American motorsports executive. He is the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing. Born and raised in California, Brown raced professionally around the world for ten years before focusing on motorsport's business and commercial worlds. Brown co-founded and co-owns United Autosports, a professional team competing in international sportscar racing and various historic racing events around the world. United Autosports is a leading racing team competing in international sportscar racing, winning 6 championships and winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice. He was the non-executive chairman of Motorsport Network, a global market-leading motorsport and automotive digital platform, between 2016 and 2019. Brown has been recognised by a range of industry bodies and publications. Most recently, Brown received a TIME100 Impact Award on December 2, 2025 and was included in the Financial Times Most Influential of 2025 list. He was also included the Paddock Magazine F1 Power List and his induction into the Sports Business Journal "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame, where he was listed three times. He was named Promo Marketer of the Year by PROMO Magazine, and Just Marketing, Inc. (JMI), a motorsports marketing agency founded by Brown in 1995, has appeared five times in Inc. Magazine's "Inc 500" annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.