Cheryl Cooke is a Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Allstate Insurance Company. She studied at Georgetown University and earned a BA in History and Government. She also completed a Master's Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy at Tufts University. Cooke has worked at several organizations, including as a Senior Program Officer, Global Corporate Citizenship at The Boeing Company, Deputy Director at Fannie Mae Corporation, Assistant Commissioner at City of Chicago, and Program Officer at Steans Family Foundation. She began her professional career as an Intern for Edward M. Kennedy at United States Senate.

Throughout her career, Cheryl Cooke has developed an exceptional professional background in Corporate Social Responsibility, Community Development, Urban Planning, Government, and Policy Development. She has extensive knowledge in program development and implementation, corporate citizenship, community strategy, corporate sustainability, and impact measurement. Cooke is active in her community and has worked with various organizations to support community development initiatives, TBL impact assessment, environmental planning, and policy implementation.