Chuck Brooks

Current

Senior Director, Strategic Partnering, Marketing & Government Relations at Keane

Past

Vice President at SRA International Inc.
Director of Legislative Affairs at Department of Homeland Security
President at Brooks Consulting International

Senior Legislative Aide at Senator Arlen Specter
Assistant to the Director at Voice of America

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Education

The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
University of Chicago - Committee on International Relations
Hague Academy of International Law

DePauw University

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Chuck Brooks’s Summary

Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as the Senior Director for Strategic Partnering, Marketing & Government Relations at Keane Inc, a privately held $1 billion IT company with14,000 employees. In his executive management role at Keane, he is responsible for coordinating corporate partnerships, facilitating governmental relationships for the company at the Federal, State & Local and International levels. Prior to this position he served as the Vice President for Government Affairs at SRA International Inc, where he served on the Executive Leadership of the $1.6 billion company with 7,000 employees reporting directly to the CEO and President. He also ran SRA’s political Action Committee. Prior to SRA, he Chuck served as the first Director of Legislative Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate within the Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible for advocacy for the Directorate with Capitol Hill. He has also been a Adjunct Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins University where he designed and taught a course on homeland security in the graduate program. In his 20 plus years of business and legislative experiences, Chuck also served as President of Brooks Consulting International, a government relations, investment banking, and public affairs firm. In this capacity he represented Fortune 500 companies, Law Firms and interest groups on various projects. Earlier in his career as a Senior Legislative Assistant for Defense, International Business, and Foreign Affairs to Senator Arlen Specter, Brooks drafted legislation and policy papers and represented the Senator at constituent meetings. Chuck has an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago, a B.A. in Political Science from DePauw University, and attended The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands. He maintains a Top Secret security clearance.

Chuck Brooks’s Specialties:

Ggovernment relations, executive management, strategic partnering, business development, investment banking, lobbying, public affairs, marketing,

Chuck Brooks’s Experience

Senior Director, Strategic Partnering, Marketing & Government Relations

Keane

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2009 — Present (7 months)

Serve in executive management role. Coordinate teaming relationships, marketing outreach and government relations (federal, state & local and international) for Information Technology and Services company with 14,000 employees. Contact info: Charles.Brooks@keane.com
Vice President

SRA International Inc.

(Public Company; SRX; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Serve as SRA’s senior corporate executive reporting to the CEO, responsible for maintaining effective relations between the company and the U.S. government. SRA is a public $1.5 Billion company with 6,700 employees. Responsibilities include:
* Facilitate governmental relationships and communications strategies for CEO and sector (National Security, Civil, and Global Health) senior management.
* Establish outreach strategies to Federal agencies in coordination with business development executives that will enhance marketing opportunities. Develop and lead proactive development of plans, objectives, policies and strategies. Coordinate state, local, and international outreach.
* Help promote public affairs profile and SRA message.
* Write and edit weekly legislative analysis publication for CEO and executive staff.
Director of Legislative Affairs

Department of Homeland Security

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

October 2003 — August 2007 (3 years 11 months)

Served as the first Director of Legislative Affairs. Directorate has a budget of $1.6 billion and serves as the research and development arm of the DHS, utilizing our nation’s scientific and technological resources.
Helped to stand up the first office of Legislative Affairs at DHS.
Coordinated all Capitol Hill activities for the Directorate, including budget, authorization and appropriations process, hearings, briefings, constituent issues, and legislative initiative. Facilitated relations for S & T Under Secretary, and leadership in the Directorate with both Democratic and Republican staff on jurisdictional committees and Congressional offices.
Issue areas included: cyber security, biological/chem warfare, interoperability/communications, University Centers of Excellence, development counter-terrorism technologies.
Helped facilitate legislation and funding for the Domestic Nuclear Detection office (DNDO) on the Hill.
President

Brooks Consulting International

(Government Relations industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year )

* Developed public government relations and public affairs strategies for clients interested in Congress, federal government, and international business. Clients included law firms and major corporations.

* Helped start-up technology companies formulate business plans and secure investment banking funding for operations and commercialization projects. Worked closely with investment banking and venture firms to secure early stage funding for clients.

*Served as Washington Director of the American Jewish Congress and promoted strategic cooperation and energy security issues. Organized conference in Israel cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Israeli government on alternative energy technologies.
Senior Legislative Aide

Senator Arlen Specter

(Government Relations industry)

1988 — 1994 (6 years )

* Covered issues relating to business, national security, foreign affairs, nonproliferation, defense, science and technology, and international trade and finance issues. Drafted legislation and policy papers and represented Senator at constituent meetings.

* Concurrently served as Direct Mail and PAC coordinator for Citizens for Arlen Specter. Drafted targeted direct-mail pieces and coordinated production efforts.
Assistant to the Director

Voice of America

(Government Agency; Broadcast Media industry)

1986 — 1988 (2 years )

Appointed by President Reagan. Served as a direct-report to the Director of the agency. Coordinated interagency relations (the Hill and Executive branches) and outreach in domestic and international public affairs. Served as the editor for an internal agency publication, The VOA Transmitter.

Chuck Brooks’s Education

The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Adjunct Faculty 2005 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

* Taught accredited course in Homeland Security (Homeland Security and Congress) for Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC campus to over thirty students. Designed course and lesson plans. Received excellent student evaluations on my teaching of the course.
University of Chicago - Committee on International Relations

M.A. , 1980 — 1981
Hague Academy of International Law

certficate , International Law , 1980 — 1980
DePauw University

B.A. , Political Science , 1975 — 1979