Brooke Rollins
| Brooke Rollins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Glen Rose, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Texas A&M University University of Texas School of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer, President of Texas Public Policy Foundation |
Brooke Leslie Rollins is the president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based free-market think tank.[1]
Under Texas Governor Rick Perry, Rollins served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director. She then assumed the presidency of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.[2] She is on the board of advisors for Hispanic CREO and is a member of the Texas Lyceum and the Texas Woman's Alliance.
She was raised in Glen Rose, Texas and attended Texas A&M University, where she graduated cum laude with a B.S. in agricultural development in 1994. She was named the top graduate of her class based on a combination criteria of academics, leadership, and service.[2] While at Texas A&M, Rollins was the first female to be elected student body president. She also served as the speaker pro tempore of the Student Senate, the chair of the Texas A&M Judicial Court, as a Fish Camp counselor, and was Cotton Bowl Classic Queen.[2]
After graduating from A&M, Rollins attended the University of Texas School of Law, from which she graduated with honors. She then worked for several years at Hughes & Luce, LLP in Dallas and clerked under U.S. Federal District Court judge Barbara M.G. Lynn.[1]
In 2007, she became the first female speaker at the College Station Aggie Muster, which honors deceased Texas A&M former students.[2] In 2011, Texas Monthly named Rollins one of the 25 most powerful Texans.[3]
References
- 1 2 King, Tura (2007), Softly Call the Muster, Texas A&M University, retrieved 2007-10-31 and Scholar search
- 1 2 3 4 Lim, Cherie; Lankes, Chelsea (April 20, 2007), "Aggies to gather for Muster, first woman SBP to speak", The Battalion (College Station, Texas), retrieved 2007-10-31
- ↑ Smith, Evan (January 18, 2011). "Texas Monthly's 25 Most Powerful Texans". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 10 March 2015.