Brian Cosgrove grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Cosgrove received his B.A. in Health Care Communications from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts and studied Political Communications with Dr. J. Gregory Payne at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Cosgrove has lived in Los Angeles, California for the past five years working in the entertainment industry, currently for HBO Films.
The Saudi American Exchange program offers the opportunity to expand his understanding of a distant and largely misunderstood culture. It is his hope to challenge his and others misconceptions of the Saudi people and to use this experience to share a greater understanding of a culture largely unknown to the average American.
Email: brian.cosgrove@hbo.com