Running For: Nominating Committee

Anna Brook, BSE’04

Campaign Statement

I am honored to be nominated to continue my service on the Nominating Committee. I have been a member of the committee for the past two years and chaired the committee this year.

My goal is to help the CUAA identify and nominate strong leaders to Council, Officer, and Alumni Trustee positions. I also plan to grow alumni representation in leadership roles to include more recent alumni and to ensure a good balance between graduates of the Engineering, Art, and Architecture schools.

I currently serve as an Alumni Trustee, have served as the CUAA Secretary for several years, and have been active in multiple CUAA Committees. The connections I made over the years will be helpful in soliciting and vetting nominations for next year’s election.

Biography

Anna Brook graduated from Cooper Union in 2004 with a BSE degree. She earned a JD degree from Harvard Law School in 2007. Anna is a partner in the intellectual property group at the law firm CM Law, focusing on patent litigation and counseling. Prior to that, she worked in the New York office of an international law firm for 12 years.

Anna represented pharmaceutical companies in patent litigation relating to some of the world’s top-selling medicines, consumer goods manufacturers in litigation relating to everyday household products, and patent owners in high-stakes corporate transactions.

Anna lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children. Anna hopes that at least one of their kids eventually attends Cooper Union (for free).