COOK STREET CONSULTING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Dana is a consultant at Cook Street. She has been with the firm since 2015 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and manager recommendations to all clients. Dana holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance and Accounting) from the University of Colorado where she graduated with high distinction. Dana has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Prior to joining Cook Street, Dana was a Director at Janus Capital Group Inc., a global investment management firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. There she led in the creation and execution of financial planning processes for the firm and partnered with business leaders to develop strategic business plans and methods for tracking progress towards those plans. Prior to Janus Capital Group, Dana worked in the investment banking division of Wachovia Securities (now Wells Fargo Securities) where she analyzed mergers, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, and other capital market transactions for various public and private clients.
James has been with the firm since 2010 and holds a BA in History from Gonzaga University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He also completed an MA in Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration with a concentration in Environmental Economics from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His roles include vendor relations, management of the performance analytics team, and business development including completion of prospective clients' requests for proposals. James is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary®.
Josh is a consultant at Cook Street. He has been with the firm since 2012 and holds a BS with a Finance Concentration and a BA in Economics from Colorado State University (CSU). He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Colorado. Prior to joining Cook Street in 2012, Mr. Hasskamp was an intern at IPS Strategic Capital, a money management firm based in Denver, Colorado. There he collaborated with the CIO and other investment professionals in developing derivative overlay strategies as alternative investments for clients seeking financial risk management. He also assisted in executing client investment objectives and strategies following client portfolio reviews.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Karen is a consultant at Cook Street. She has been with the firm since 2002 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and menu recommendations to all clients. Karen holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she graduated with distinction. She has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Colorado. Karen is also an active member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA). Prior to starting Cook Street, Karen was an institutional portfolio manager and analyst with Ocean Fund Advisors, LLC (Santa Monica, CA) where she specialized in general market research, portfolio analytics and risk management. Preceding this, she was an Associate Vice President for Roxbury Capital Management, LLC (Santa Monica, CA). At Roxbury, Karen worked in the Private Client Group on portfolio analysis and performance measurement. Karen's experience also includes two years as a Senior Analyst with Monticello Associates, an institutional investment consultancy. She also currently serves on the Investment Committee of The Denver Foundation.
Kendal has been with the firm since 2011 and holds a BSBA and MS in Finance from the University of Denver. She leads our performance analytics department and oversees production of client deliverables, including our quarterly Investment Management Review. She also manages retirement plan vendor relationships, including any fee benchmarking and request for proposals conducted on behalf of our clients.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Lindsey is a consultant at Cook Street. She has been with the firm since 2004 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and menu recommendations to all clients. Lindsey holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she graduated with high distinction. She has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Colorado. Lindsey began her career with the firm soon after its inception. Lindsey is also an active member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA).
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Patrick is a consultant at Cook Street. He has been with the firm since 2009 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and menu recommendations to all clients. Patrick holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he graduated with distinction. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Colorado where he serves as a member of the CFA CO Advocacy Council. Prior to joining Cook Street, Patrick was with Tomorrow Ventures (and its subsidiary) in Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. Tomorrow Ventures is a venture capital firm targeting investments in revolutionary technology, media, entertainment, and consumer-related businesses where Patrick served on the advisory boards of various startup and mid-stage organizations. Prior to Tomorrow Ventures, he worked in the strategic advisory department of Gleacher Partners in New York, analyzing mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and financing alternatives for various multi-national clients.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Ray is a consultant at Cook Street. He has been with the firm since 2012 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and manager recommendations to all clients. He also previously served as our Director of Research. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Colorado. Ray holds a BS from the University of Kentucky, where he participated in the Honors Program while also playing football. Prior to joining Cook Street, Ray was with Aramark Corporation where he worked in a senior finance role. He is also a former portfolio manager, having run a small cap equity strategy at Congruent Capital Group. Outside of his business activities, Ray serves on the board of directors of Heart Power, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to mentoring at-risk youth.
Scott has been with the firm since 2006 and oversees all operational aspects of Cook Street, including strategic growth and planning. Prior to joining Cook Street, Scott was with TMA Ventures, an early stage start-up consulting and venture capital group with investments in biotechnology, consumer devices, alternative and renewable energy, and construction. While at TMA, Scott managed all aspects of the portfolio companies' investments and operations, lead the evaluation and analysis of potential investment opportunities, and determined and executed the exit strategies for the portfolio companies. Before TMA Ventures, Scott was with Green, Manning & Bunch, an investment bank in Denver, Colorado specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private placements of debt and equity. While at GMB, Scott handled numerous mergers and acquisitions, private placements of equity, senior debt and subordinated debt, leveraged recapitalizations, fairness opinions, and valuations for many industries including: healthcare, manufacturing/distribution, services, technology, software, tourism, and construction, and infrastructure. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Consultant
- Managing Principal
Sean is a consultant at Cook Street. He has been with the firm since 1999 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and menu recommendations to all clients. Sean holds a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Colorado. In 2010, Sean was the recipient of the Morningstar-ASPPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award for his work in the investment consulting industry "exemplifying innovation, industry expertise, client service, and mentorship." Prior to starting Cook Street, Sean was an institutional portfolio manager for Scudder Kemper Investments in San Francisco specializing in managing fixed income assets for prominent insurance companies. He began his career at Crédit Lyonnais in New York as a proprietary bond trader. Outside of his business activities, Sean serves on the Board of Invest In Kids, a Colorado non-profit organization, and is a past President of the Alumni Board of Graland Country Day School as well as a past member of the advisory board for The Ricks Center for Gifted Children.
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Managing Principal
Stuart has been with the firm since 2011 and is a member of our Investment Committee which provides portfolio and manager recommendations to all clients. He oversees Cook Street's internal research department. He holds a BA in International Studies from Miami University and an MA in Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (DU). He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Colorado. Stuart joined the firm shortly after completing his graduate degree at DU.