Donald Cook

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Person.png Donald Cook  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(financier)
Donald Clarence Cook.png
BornApril 14, 1909
DiedDecember 16, 1981 (Age 72)
NationalityUS
US financier who attended the 1965 Bilderberg.

Employment.png Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission

In office
26 February 1952 - 17 June 1953

Donald Clarence Cookwas chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 1952 and 1953 and also served as a member from 1949 to 1953.[1] He attended the 1965 Bilderberg.

Cook was a resident student at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts in 1927.[2] He ultimately became chairman of American Electric Power (1962–1976)[3] Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station is named for him.

His government service roles beyond the SEC acquainted him with many political leaders. He was an advisor to President Lyndon Johnson, who shared the opinion of others that Cook was “the smartest man in the country”.[4]

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Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/19652 April 19654 April 1965Italy
Villa d'Este
The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy
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References

  1. https://history.nasa.gov/biosa-d.html
  2. General Register. Detroit, Michigan: UM Libraries. 1928, page 158
  3. "History of AEP". American Electric Power website. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1052045718300328?via%3Dihub