Overview
Douglas A. Brook is Visiting Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He is also Emeritus Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. At NPS he was Dean of the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Defense Management Research.
Brook has served in four presidentially-appointed positions. While on leave from NPS he served a 14-month tour in the Pentagon serving first as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) and later as Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer. From 1990 to 1992 he served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management). In 1992 he was Acting Director of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Brook holds a B.A. degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Michigan. In 2001 he earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy at George Mason University.
Brook has served in four presidentially-appointed positions. While on leave from NPS he served a 14-month tour in the Pentagon serving first as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) and later as Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer. From 1990 to 1992 he served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management). In 1992 he was Acting Director of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Brook holds a B.A. degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Michigan. In 2001 he earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy at George Mason University.
He and his wife, Mariana, reside in Elon, N.C.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Visiting Professor Of The Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2025 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Publications
Client‑Initiated Scam Transactions: When Safeguards Fail
Journal Article Journal of Wealth Management · December 1, 2024 Financial cybercrimes and internet scams are on the increase. Moreover, the tax code imposes additional penalties on victims of financial scams. Clients engaged in fraudulent financial scams are often in a psychological state that encourages them to lie or ... Full text CiteRacial Representation in Durham County Jury List
Report · June 2023 This research focuses on jury lists in Durham County. The July 2020 Durham Racial Equity Task Force (DRETF) report outlining Durham's most pressing racial equity issues has identified jury pool diversification as a top priority. Jury pools, and eventually ... Open Access CiteMaking the Unipolar Moment: US Foreign Policy and the Rise of the Post-Cold War Order
Journal Article PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW · July 1, 2018 Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Is the Department of Defense a High Risk Anomaly?
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Washington Headquarters Services · 2020 - 2021View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
George Mason University ·
2001
Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
1967
M.P.A.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ·
1965
A.B.