Brooke Westfall is a Creative Director overseeing the The Trade Desk's Global Brand Studio in New York, NY. She maintains an active art practice consisting of labor intensive, water-based media paintings and drawings, with interests spanning architecture, family history, and memory processes. This hands-on exploration provides her an affinity for using color and storytelling to create strategic, innovative, and long-lasting design solutions. Born and raised in Maui, Hawaii, she received her BFA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, her MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has an extensive background in arts administration and marketing.