Beth Brooke-Marciniak (born 1959) is the Global Vice Chair of Public Policy for EY (

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). She is also EY's global sponsor for Diversity and Inclusiveness and a prominent advocate for the benefits of inclusive leadership and growth. In 2014 she was listed as the 98th most powerful woman in the world by ''

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''. She previously worked in the

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for two years where she worked on tax policies in insurance and managed care. Brooke is also a member of the Audit Advisory Committee for the

U.S. Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national secur ...

, is a member of the U.S. delegation to the 53rd and 54th

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the main UN organs within the United Nations. CSW has been described as the UN organ promoting gend ...

, and serves as a Pathways Envoy for the

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Education

Brooke was the first woman to be awarded a basketball scholarship by

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and ...

, from which she earned a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...

in industrial management/computer science in 1981 and received an honorary degree in 2012.

References

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