Mr. Cook is currently president of Royal Palm Management (a commercial property management firm in Palm Beach and Palm Desert, CA) and Cook Forestry Products (a timber concern in Texas). He was born in Memphis, TN. After graduating from the Woodberry Forest School and Vanderbilt University, he began his business career at Presidential Bank in Sarasota, and then joined his father, Edward, in business in Palm Beach. Mr. Cook is an active member of the Sailfish Club board of directors and the Hospice Foundation of Palm Beach County. He serves on the finance committee of Rosarian Academy, and the Palm Beach Community Chest/United Way. He is a member of the Corporate Partners of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. He and his wife, Paula, live in Palm Beach with their three daughters.