John Cooke is a seasoned marketing and business strategist with over 25 years of experience in the industry. With a focus on restaurants, consumer packaged goods, services, and technology businesses, Cooke is a proven leader with a portfolio of successful organizations, teams, and strategic initiatives. Cooke's areas of expertise include business and competitive assessments, consumer insights, innovation strategy and launch, brand repositioning, marketing strategy and planning, as well as communication strategy.

Cooke earned his MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and his BA in History from Williams College. He has held various positions throughout his career, including Innovation Director at Sterling-Rice Group, VP, Menu Strategy & Innovation at Qdoba Restaurant Corporation, Principal at J Cooke Consulting LLC, Managing Director/Partner, Innovation at Sterling-Rice Group, Marketing Director at Jones Intercable, and Marketing Coordinator at Showtime Networks.