Full Name
Brook Aken
Job Title
Director of Economic Development and External Relations
Company
Omaha Public Power District
Speaker Bio
Brook Aken serves as the Director of Economic Development and External Relations at Omaha Public Power District (OPPD). She joined OPPD in 2014, bringing prior experience as an Economic Development Consultant with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
Brook is an active leader in Nebraska’s economic development ecosystem. She serves on the boards of the Omaha Inland Port Authority, BioNebraska, and the Cass County Economic Development Council, and chairs the Economic Development Council for the Nebraska Chamber. She previously served as President of the Nebraska Economic Developers Association and has contributed to numerous other regional economic development boards. Brook was named the Nebraska Economic Developers Association’s Professional of the Year in 2020.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute, Leadership Nebraska, and is a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council.
Brook is an active leader in Nebraska’s economic development ecosystem. She serves on the boards of the Omaha Inland Port Authority, BioNebraska, and the Cass County Economic Development Council, and chairs the Economic Development Council for the Nebraska Chamber. She previously served as President of the Nebraska Economic Developers Association and has contributed to numerous other regional economic development boards. Brook was named the Nebraska Economic Developers Association’s Professional of the Year in 2020.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute, Leadership Nebraska, and is a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council.
