User:Sanhedrinmakos/Eric Brand

Eric Brand (born August 9th, 1959) is an American writer noted for writing Cosby and Grace Under Fire. He now works as a marketing executive.

Biography
Eric Brand was born in New York City. His father, Oscar Brand, is a well-known folk singer. Brand majored in English in Stony Brook University. There he co-founded an undergraduate newspaper, earning First Place in prestigious Columbia University Student Press Association Competition. He was awarded Contributions to Campus Life Award and Scholarship as well as Student Leadership Award. He made Dean’s List three times and was thrown out of school on academic grounds three times.

Brand wrote a historical biography of William Gladstone (Chelsea House Publishers, New York, 1986; second printing 1987).

After college, Brand became a member of elite BMI Musical Theater Workshop for two years.

Brand is also an accomplished speaker. His venues have included: Harvard University, the Hadassah national convention, Lasko Tours (international hospitality company). He has also spoken on cable TV as a current events guest commentator.