Brette Steele

Brette Steele currently serves as President of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit since March 2024 and has been the Director of Prevention and National Security at the McCain Institute since January 2019. Previously, Brette held various positions within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including Regional Director of Strategic Engagement, and was involved in the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force as Deputy Director and Acting Deputy Director. Additional experience includes serving as Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice from April 2011 to May 2016, and working as an Associate at Mayer Brown from September 2008 to March 2011. Brette's early career included a law clerk role at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Program Coordinator position at the Western Justice Center Foundation. Brette earned a JD from the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law and a BA in Ethnic Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.