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

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, and serves as a Pathways Envoy for the U.S. State Department.

Education

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

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, from which she earned a

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

References

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