Carlton E. Brown is an American retired academic administrator, educator, and university president.

[3] After completing his undergraduate education, Brown worked as a high school teacher and counselor for three years.

[1] From 1979 until 1987 Brown served on the faculty of the School of Education of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

[1] In 1996, Brown was promoted to vice president for Planning and Dean of the Graduate College at Hampton.

Clark Atlanta University confirmed on February 15, 2008, that Walter Doyce Broadnax would officially retire on July 31, 2008, and that Brown, the university's executive vice president, would assume the duties as the interim president on August 1, 2008.