John Cook - Cofounder + Director
Institutional Private Equity, Investment Banking, Capital Markets
Investment Banking + Capital Markets + Structured Finance + Real Estate Ventures + Traditional / Renewable Energy + Startups
JOHN’S BIO
New York, NY
www.linkedin.com/in/john-cook-b818544/
John formed Kevlar to exploit growth opportunities due to his substantial banking and finance knowledge with respect to U.S. capital markets, investment banking, structured finance and global commercial banking. John is a veteran Wall Street Banker with 30 plus years of transactional experience and expertise in investment banking, U.S. Capital Markets, M&A and Commercial banking, both domestic and international. During his career on Wall Street and in the Banking & Finance space, John served as a Financial Advisor, Investment Banker, Financial Consultant and Chief Portfolio Fund Manager gaining vast experience in Investment Banking, International / Domestic Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Private Equity and M&A.
From 1994 to 1998, John served as a VP Investment Banker for a Small Cap Boutique Investment Bank in New York. From 1999 to 2002, John owned and served as the President / CEO of an Investment Banking / Financial Services firm with offices in New York and Florida.
From 2002 to 2005, John served as the Managing Partner / Chief Portfolio Manager of his own hedge fund with a primary investment strategy focused on International Debt Markets, Interbank Debt Markets, FX Markets and U.S. Capital Markets.
From 2005 to 2018, John served as Senior Managing Director / Chief Portfolio Manager for a Private Family Office in Wellesley Massachusetts with Two Billion (AUM) with a primary investment strategy focus on U.S. Capital Markets and Global Debt Markets in a fund-to-fund structure. From 2018 to 2022, John served as a Co-Founder and CFO / CBDO for a publicly traded tech company trading on Nasdaq. From 2022 to current, John serves as the Managing Partner of his own Private Equity firm and Capital Markets Advisory firm.
John is a passionate and determined leader while being very measured in the pursuit of his commitments. He is both intuitive and a strategic thinker making him very resourceful in the execution of his objectives. He values family, friends and relationships above all which lends to his comedic personality. He defines himself by the character he possesses and the earned respect of others. John is married to his lovely wife Danielle since 2011 and is the proud father of two Chinese Pugs, one English Bulldog Mastiff and one Pitbull / Black Mouth Cur named Roxy, Kiki, Georgie and Honey Booboo. John loves to be on the ocean or at the beach with his wife and dogs on his free time!
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