Brette Steele
President, Eradicate Hate Global Summit; Chair, Prevention Practitioners Network
Current
Brette Steele serves as President of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit and Chair of the Prevention Practitioners Network. In these roles, she drives the development and deployment of effective approaches to prevent hate-fueled violence.
As President of Eradicate Hate, Steele oversees the production of the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world and supports dozens of dynamic working groups. Steele also directs a suite of programs that provide essential infrastructure for preventing hate-fueled violence. For example, the Prevention Practitioners Network builds the capacity of prevention professionals by hosting workshops, publishing practice guides, and facilitating case consultations for clinicians with complex cases. Steele also expands access to prevention professionals by conducting outreach to dozens of professional associations and state school safety teams to recruit organizations to join a national directory of resources and clinicians willing to accept referrals for people who may be at risk of violence. Her national Screen Hate campaign raises awareness among concerned adults and provides the tools they need to seek help for those at risk. Finally, she drives innovation through Invent2Prevent, which empowers high school and university students to develop dynamic campaigns, products, and tools to prevent hate-fueled violence.
In addition to managing these programmatic efforts, Steele serves as a thought leader in the field. In 2021 she co-authored the Policy Blueprint to End White Supremacist Violence with the Center for American Progress. She has advised the White House, U.S. Congress, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, National Governors Association, and multiple states on the policy and practice of preventing hate-fueled violence. And she consults on cutting-edge prevention programs throughout the country.
Prior to joining Eradicate Hate, Steele served as Senior Director of Preventing Targeted Violence at the McCain Institute where she incubated the Prevention Practitioners Network. Steele also served as the Regional Director of Strategic Engagement for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Terrorism Prevention Partnerships and Deputy Director of the U.S. Countering Violent Extremism Task Force, which coordinated all federal efforts to prevent violent extremism in the United States. Before establishing the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force, Brette served as Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General and coordinated the U.S. Department of Justice’s terrorism prevention and forensic science reform initiatives.
Steele graduated with highest honors and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.
The Eradicate Hate Global Summit brings together scholars, practitioners, civil society organizations, and policymakers from around the world to share best practices and lessons learned, based on data and empirical evidence, in countering hate-fueled extremism and violent narratives. No other summit, conference, or workshop brings together such an extraordinary group of world-class talent focused on dealing with the issue of hate-fueled violent extremism.
