Chuck Brooks will discuss how to successfully implement social media for business development in government. Chuck Brooks is the Vice President of Government Relations and Marketing at Sutherland Global Services, where he leads federal, state, and local government relations and marketing efforts. He has extensive experience in senior executive management, marketing, government relations, and business development. Previously, he served at the Department of Homeland Security and spent six years working for Senator Arlen Specter, covering issues related to foreign affairs, business, and technology.

1. Featured Speaker: Chuck Brooks “HowTo Successfully Implement Social Media For Business
Development In Government”
Chuck Brooks
Sutherland Global Services
Bio: Chuck Brooks, Vice President of Government Relations & Marketing, Sutherland Global
Services
Charles (Chuck) Brooks serves as the Vice President for Government Relations & Marketing for
Sutherland Global Services. Chuck leads Federal and State & Local Government relations

2. 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
You can follow him on Twitter at @ChuckDBrooks