Brian Hooks

Brian Hooks is chairman and CEO of Stand Together, a philanthropic community comprised of more than 700 business leaders and philanthropists and thousands of social entrepreneurs working together to help break barriers that prevent people from realizing their potential. The Stand Together community supports more than 300 universities, tens of thousands of K-12 teachers, more than 180 organizations addressing persistent poverty, and millions of grassroots activists in all 50 states. Brian is also president of the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute. Previously, Brian served as executive director and COO of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he led strategy and operations for a growing research, education, and public policy center. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Brian lives near Washington, DC with his wife and daughter.