| Office: | 13th Virginia Secretary of Finance |
| Governor: | Tim Kaine Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
| Term Start: | August 8, 2008 |
| Term End: | January 13, 2018 |
| Preceded: | Jody Wagner |
| Succeeded: | Aubrey Layne |
| Office1: | Director of the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget |
| Governor1: | Jim Gilmore Mark Warner Tim Kaine |
| Term Start1: | June 1, 2001 |
| Term End1: | August 8, 2008 |
| Preceded1: | Scott D. Pattison |
| Succeeded1: | Daniel Timberlake |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Birthname: | Richard Daryl Brown |
| Alma Mater: | College of William & Mary University of Richmond |
| Signature: | Ric Brown signature.png |
Richard Daryl "Ric" Brown (born June 1, 1946) is an American economist who served from 2008-2018 as the Virginia Secretary of Finance. He joined the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget in 1971 and was appointed as its director by Governor Jim Gilmore in 2001.[1] He was reappointed in 2002 and 2006 and, in 2008, was made Secretary of Finance following Jody Wagner's departure to run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[2]
Born in Arlington, Virginia, Brown graduated in 1968 from the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. in economics and received a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Richmond.