Background
Brough, Bruce Alvin was born on November 22, 1937 in Wayland, New York, United States. Son of Alvin Elroy and Marjorie Huberta (McDowell) Brough.
public relations and communications executive
Brough, Bruce Alvin was born on November 22, 1937 in Wayland, New York, United States. Son of Alvin Elroy and Marjorie Huberta (McDowell) Brough.
Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, University Maryland, 1960. Master of Arts in Mass Communications, American University, Washington, 1967.
Communications manager International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, various locations, 1965-1974. Owner, president Bruce Brough Associates, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, 1974-1975. Worldwide press relations representative Texas Instruments Inc., 1975-1976.
Vice president public relations Regis McKenna Inc., 1976-1977. President, principal Pease/Brough Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, California, 1978-1980, Franson/Brough Associates, Inc., San Jose, 1980-1981. Senior vice president, director Advanced Technology Network Hill and Knowlton, Inc., 1981-1986, senior vice president, general manager Santa Clara, 1989.
Manager corporation public relations Signetics Corporation, 1986-1987. Marketing communications manager Corporation Center Philips Components division Philips International, B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1987-1989. Director corporation communications Centigram Communications Corporation, San Jose, 1989-1990.
Principal Brough Communications, Santa Cruz, since 1994. Director public relations Acer American Corporation, San Jose, 1998-1999, director corporation communications, 1999—2000. Vice president, director public relations practice Cintara, Inc., 2000—2001.
Director corporation communications Make Buzz LLC, New Orleans, since 2004. Lecturer San Jose State University, 1977—1983, since 1991.
Member of National Press Club, Society Technology Communications, Public Relations Society of America, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Jane Virginia Koethen, August 9, 1958. Children: John David, Pamela Marjorie, Robert Bruce.