Charles Brewer

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Charles Brewer (1959–) is an American entrepreneur.

Charles Brewer is the founder of MindSpring Enterprises, an American Internet service provider, and Green Street Properties, a real estate development company. He serves on the board of directors of the Midtown (Atlanta) Alliance, the Atlanta Commerce Club, and the Atlanta Police Foundation. He also serves on the board of councilors of the Carter Center. He and his wife Ginny reside in Atlanta with their three-legged Rottweiler, Louie.

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he graduated high school Kentucky Country Day School and later graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College with a degree in economics, and received his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. After a frustating experience trying to set up an Internet account, Charles decided to start his own ISP. He founded MindSpring Enterprises in 1994 with the help of another local Internet provider. From the beginning, Charles crafted a set of Core Values and Beliefs which outlined how employees in the company would treat each other and their customers. MindSpring grew to be one of the largest national ISPs, and eventually merged with EarthLink on February 4, 2000. Frustrated with the direction taken by the company after the merger, Charles soon left the company and sold his stock holdings.

On June 14, 2001, Charles announced the formation of his latest venture, Green Street Properties. Green Street's focus is on developing residential communities in the New Urbanist style, and its first project in Glenwood Park opened on June 18, 2005.