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''This article is about the businessman and congressional candidate. For the political staffer and a figure in the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, see Will Brooke.''

Will Brooke (born April 5, 1957) is the executive vice president and managing partner of Harbert Management Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. He currently is one of seven candidates running for the United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2014 in the 6th district in the Republican Party primary to be held on June 3, 2014.

Early Life and Education
A native of Alabama, Will Brooke grew up around Birmingham and attended public schools. He went on to attend the University of Alabama where he received his business administration degree (Bachelor of Science) in 1978. After completing his B.S. degree, he continued his education at the University of Alabama and in 1981 received his Juris Doctor degree in law. Since completing his education, he has been a visiting lecturer at the MBA and undergraduate programs at the University of Alabama where he is currently a member of its Alabama Entrepreneurship Council.

Married Life and Faith
Will Brooke has been married to Maggie Brooke for over 34 years and they have 3 adult children. As members of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood, Will takes an active involvement and has served as a deacon, elder, trustee and also as a children's and adult Sunday school teacher. Along with the responsibilities in his local church, he also serves on the board of directors for Church Resource Ministries, a global missions organization located in Anaheim, CA.

Legal Career
After graduating from the University of Alabama, he went on to practice law in the Birmingham and Homewood areas for 10 years. He was the founder and managing partner for Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff and Brandt (originally, Wallace, Brooke & Byers), in Birmingham, Alabama.

Business Career
In August 1991, Will Brooke joined the Harbert Corporation and its affiliates as its vice president and general counsel. After serving 4 years, Will became the chief operating officer from 1995 until 2001. In 1993, along with Raymond Harbert, he co-founded Harbert Management Corporation, an asset management firm, where he currently serves as its executive vice president and managing partner and is responsible for its venture capital funds. He also currently serves as the chairman of Harbert Management Corporation's Birmingham-based Harbert Realty Services.

Politics
While never having pursued an office in politics, Will Brooke has been very active in political and civic activity in the state of Alabama. In the 1990's, he was very much involved with the efforts to reform the Alabama Supreme Court which would be a success. In 2010, the first Republican majority was elected in the Alabama State Legislature for the first time in over 100 years. Mr. Brooke played a vital role in this landmark moment in Alabama history, as having served as the chairman of ProgressPAC.

In 2011, Will Brooke was the chairman of the Business Council of Alabama when numerous pieces of conservative legislation and reforms were passed by the Alabama legislature. Of these were: ethics reform, tenure reform, public pension reform, tort reform and state budget reform.

Organizations
Will Brooke is chairman of the Alabama Innovation Council Study Commission, a current member and past chairman of the Alabama Southeast BIO, Birmingham's Innovation Depot, the Business Council of Alabama, and the Board of Visitors at the Culverhouse School of Business at the University of Alabama.

Along with being a Rotarian, he is a member of Leadership Alabama, the Society of International Business Fellows and the Federalist Society.