Brewster McCracken was Mayor ''pro tem'' of the city council in

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, and was a candidate for the office of Mayor in Austin. He is currently the CEO and president of Pecan Street, Inc., a non-profit research institute headquartered at The University of Texas, that focuses on technological innovations in energy consumption, water and smart grids.
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Early life and career

Brewster grew up in

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, and graduated from

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. He went on to

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for undergraduate study and paid his way with an Army scholarship. He then earned a Masters in Public Affairs from the

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and a law degree from the

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. He holds a mediation certification from the University of Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. He worked as a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney's Office, where he tried his first jury trial on his sixth day of work. He rose to the level of felony prosecutor before he returned to Austin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCracken, Brewster Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Corpus Christi, Texas Princeton University alumni University of Texas School of Law alumni Austin City Council members Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs alumni