THE FRANKLIN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATIONDedicated to changing the narrative on American education; ensuring access

to a high quality education for all.

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CHARLES “CHUCK” BROOKSDirector

VP Government Relations & Marketing at Sutherland Global Services.

Executive. Father of 2. Advocates ensuring equal access to opportunity for all children and supports

use of new innovative technologies for enhanced learning.

>Meet   Chuck

CHARLES “CHUCK” BROOKS

(Director Since 2014)

Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as the Vice President for Government Relations & Marketing for

Sutherland Global Services. Chuck leads Federal and State & Local Government relations activities.

He is also responsible for the Marketing portfolio (Media, PR, Digital Outreach, Thought Leadership,

Strategic Partnering, Branding) for the Federal and State & Local markets. Chuck has extensive

service in Senior Executive Management, Marketing, Government Relations, and Business

Development and worked in those capacities for three large public corporations.

In government, he served at the Department of Homeland Security as the first Director of Legislative

Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate. He also spent six years on Capitol Hill as a Senior

Advisor to the late Senator Arlen Specter where he covered foreign affairs, business, and technology

issues.

In academia, Chuck was an Adjunct Faculty Member at Johns Hopkins University where he taught

graduate level students about homeland security and Congress. He has an MA in International

relations from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Political Science from DePauw University, and

a Certificate in International Law from The Hague. Chuck is widely published on the subjects of

innovation, public/private partnerships, emerging technologies, and issues of homeland security and

cybersecurity.