Biography
Beth A. Brooke served as the global vice chair of public policy for Ernst & Young, from 2007 to 2019, where she was a member of the firm’s global executive board and global sponsor of the firm’s diversity and inclusiveness efforts. At Ernst & Young, she previously served as vice chair of public policy, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement in the Americas from 2000 to 2007, and held various roles in tax practice management from 1981 to 2000. During the Clinton administration, from 1993 to 1995, she served in the U.S. Department of the Treasury and was responsible for tax policy matters related to insurance and managed care, including working on healthcare and superfund legislative reform efforts. She is a certified public accountant.
Brooke serves on the boards of The New York Times, eHealth, Beta Bionics, Tricolor, SHEEX, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and the Lehigh Valley Health System. She is a global advocate of diversity and inclusion for the LGBT community and women, named to Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list 11 times.
Brooke earned a B.S. with highest distinction from Purdue University and has received honorary degrees from Purdue University and Indiana University Kokomo.