Charles Brooks serves as the Vice President for Government Relations & Marketing for Sutherland Global Services. He leads federal and state & local government relations and marketing efforts. Chuck has extensive experience in senior executive management, marketing, government relations, and business development. He advises several organizations and holds graduate degrees from the University of Chicago and DePauw University.

1. Chuck Brooks
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 is also an Advisor to the Bill and Melinda
Gates Technology Partner network, as Chairman of CompTIA’s New and Emerging
Technology Committee, a Fellow at The National Cybersecurity Institute, and is on the
Passcode Influencers Panel for Christian Science Monitor. He serves on numerous
Boards to several prominent public and private companies and organizations.
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 the executive branch of government, Chuck received Schedule C
appointment from Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. He served at the
Department of Homeland Security as the first Director of Legislative Affairs for the
Science & Technology Directorate. He also served as Special Assistant to the Director
of the Voice of America. In the legislative branch, He 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

2. 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
He served at the Department of Homeland Security as the first Director of Legislative
Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate. He also served as Special Assistant to
the Director of the Voice of America. In the legislative branch, He 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
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
He served at the Department of Homeland Security as the first Director of Legislative
Affairs for the Science & Technology Directorate. He also served as Special Assistant to
the Director of the Voice of America. In the legislative branch, He 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
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 cyber
security. He has been published in many publications including the Huffington Post,

3. Forbes, Government Security News The Hill, The Federal Times, Government
Executive, MIT Sloan Blog, Homeland Security Today, Cygnus Media,
He has been published in many publications including the Huffington Post, Forbes,
Government Security News The Hill, The Federal Times, Government Executive, MIT
Sloan Blog, Homeland Security Today, Cygnus Media, BizCatalyst360, NextGov, and
Biometric Update.