Jim Cook has been serving as a Director on the Board of Directors at Melwood since 2023. In the same year, he also took on the role of Chair at the Quantum Policy and Ethics Center within the Potomac Quantum Innovation Center, an initiative of Connected DMV, a 501(c)(3) organization. Additionally, since 2019, Jim has been the Chair of the Institute for Innovation at ACT-IAC. In 2023, he became the CEO of Action for Impact LLC. Prior to these roles, Jim was the Vice President of Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at MITRE from 2018 to 2023. Before that, he served as the Vice President of the Center for Enterprise Modernization at MITRE from 2009 to 2018, and as the Executive Director of the same center from 2004 to 2009. Earlier in his career, Jim was a Partner in Consulting Services at IBM from 2002 to 2004, and a Partner in the Office of Government Services at PwC from 2000 to 2002. He also held the position of Senior Manager in the Washington Consulting Practice at PW from 1991 to 2000.
History of Employment
Primary Policy Areas
Economy, Government Operations/Innovation, National Security, Taxes, Veterans Affairs
Primary Sector of Expertise
Federal
Primary Functions
Budgeting and Finance, Communications and Marketing, Change Management, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Intergovernmental, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Procurement and Acquisition, Strategic Planning
