Claire Brooks, President
Claire Brooks has over twenty years’ experience in brand management, brand strategic and advertising planning, and market research. Claire has held senior positions in brand management, strategic and communications planning with Fortune 100 companies and leading advertising agencies in both Europe and the US.
Claire has an MA in Social and Political Sciences (majoring in Sociology and Anthropology) from Cambridge University in the UK and an MBA from Durham University where, upon invitation, she was also a graduate professor of marketing on faculty for 3 years, and a non-executive director with the British National Health Service, advising on patient research ethics and communications.
In 2003, Claire was acknowledged by Time magazine as one of the US’ leading experts on young adult trends. She is a regular trend commentator in publications such as Wired, The New York Times, and The Washington Post; and a conference speaker.