PERSON: Brian Hook

Brian Hook serves as a Member of the Beacon Global Strategies Advisory Board.<br> <br> Brian Hook is the founder of Latitude, LLC, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, DC.<br> <br> Mr. Hook served on the Romney campaign staff as Senior Advisor on Foreign Policy. He also chaired the foreign policy and national security task forces of the Romney Readiness Project. From 2010-2011, he was the foreign policy director of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s presidential campaign.<br> <br> Mr. Hook held a number of senior positions in the Bush Administration, including Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations; Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Special Assistant to the President for Policy in the White House Chief of Staff’s office; and Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, at the Justice Department.<br> <br> He practiced corporate law at Hogan & Hartson in Washington from 1999-2003. Before practicing law, he served as an advisor to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and to U.S. Congressman Jim Leach.<br> <br> Mr. Hook holds a law degree from the University of Iowa; a master’s degree in Philosophy from Boston College; and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Iowa.