Brooke Harlow | |
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| Born | D. Brooke Harlow |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | El Colegio de México |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
| Occupation | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Employer | Balyasny Asset Management |
| Spouse | Kevin Scott Lynyak (m. 2007) |
D. Brooke Harlow is an American businesswoman, currently working as the Chief Global Affairs Officer at Balyasny Asset Management. [1] Previously she was Chief Commercial Officer of the Managed Funds Association. [2] [3] Working as a Managing Director at Highbridge Capital Management and J.P. Morgan Chase in the past, [4] [5] Brooke Harlow has done communications work with companies such as Burson-Marstellar and CNN. [6]
Harlow graduated from Yale University in 1996 with a B.A. in American Studies. [3] She was named a Rotary Scholar in 1997, and studied at El Colegio de México as part of the Masters in International Relations program in Mexico City, Mexico. [7]
Since 2023, Brooke Harlow has been the Chief Global Affairs officer with Balyasny Asset Management. [1] Prior to that she was the Chief Commercial Officer at the Managed Funds Association. She also served as Executive Director of the private foundation the Center For Alternative Investment Education. [8] Harlow was the Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Marketing and Communications at the Managed Funds Association from 2009 until 2018. [7]
Before joining MFA, Harlow was Managing Director of Communications and Public Affairs at New York-based hedge fund manager Highbridge Capital Management, [4] . She also served as the firm’s spokesperson.[ citation needed ]
Prior to her work with Highbridge Capital, Harlow was Vice President of Investment Bank Marketing and Communications at JP Morgan Chase for six years. [5]
Harlow served as a senior associate in the public affairs practice at Burson-Marsteller in Washington, D.C., and worked as a field producer for CNN in Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. [6]
Ms. Harlow is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, [9] a member of the Women's Board of the Boys Club of New York City, [10] and an advisor to the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University. [3] She is a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. [11] Harlow is a board member of the Surgeons OverSeas (SOS) Board of Directors, [12] and a Sustaining Angel at 100 Women in Hedge Funds. [13] Harlow is also a supporter of the Museum of the City of New York, the Central Park Conservancy women’s committee [14] and the Horticultural Society of New York City. [15] Harlow has been published on issues related to regulation and legislation around the hedge fund industry [16] and is a frequent speaker and moderator on topics related to and about the media and the alternative investment industry.
Brooke married Kevin Scott Lynyak on June 16, 2007. [17]