Chuck Brooks

MEMBER
Chuck Brooks

MEMBER TYPE
Think Tank, Advisor

FOCUS
Cybersecurity

COMPANY
Brooks Consulting International

OFFERING
Chuck brings experience from service in the public sector, academia, and with corporations. He serves on a variety of boards, many of them philanthropic. He brings substantive knowledge in a broad range of cyber issues and a special expertise of cybersecurity in government that have benefited both the not-for-profit, public, and commercial sectors.

SUMMARY
Chuck has been a leading evangelist for cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors. He has been a featured speaker at numerous events and conferences, and has written dozens of articles on cyber tech and policy in publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post, The Hill, Federal Times, IT Security Planet, Bizcatalyst360, NextGov, Alien Vault, Gov Tech, Government Security News and many others. Chuck is a pioneer in social media with a global following and has brought significant attention to cyber issues from his frequent posts and commentary on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, FedScoop, and other social media. He also owns and operates several high-profile groups on LinkedIn active in cybersecurity and homeland security discussions. He is one of the original “plank holders” at the Department of Homeland Security, worked on Capitol Hill, taught homeland security at Johns Hopkins University, and has advised several organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Cyber Resilience Institute, and is a member of the AFCEA Cybersecurity Committee. He also serves as Chairman of CompTIA’s New and Emerging Technologies Committee, and as a Christian Science Monitor Passcode Influencers Panel member on Information Security. He is on the Board of Advisors for CyberTech, on the Board of Directors at Bravatek, and on the Cyber Resilience Institute. He is an advisor to Inzero Systems and The Center for Advancing Innovation. He has a BA from DePauw University and an MA from the University of Chicago and has a Certificate in International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law, Netherlands. 

Chuck's thought leadership activities and writings on cybersecurity have helped shape the public policy debate as he is respected in the industry, in the Federal Government, in academia, in global communities, and on Capitol Hill. He has been a force in discussing, advocating, and promoting cybersecurity issues across digital media, at events, in professional forums, and with a variety of public policy organizations. Chuck has authored numerous articles focusing on cybersecurity, homeland security, and technology innovation for many publications, print, and digital.

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