Karen Cook' (born 1952/1953) is a British banker who chairs the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs.
Karen Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Alliance Manchester Business School |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | Chair of the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs |
| Spouse | Patrick Drayton |
| Children | 6 |
Early life
editKaren Cook was born and raised in London, the only child of a car mechanic father.[2]
Career
editCook started her career in the Foreign Office, but found it "too bureaucratic and slow".[2] She then earned an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, and joined First National Bank of Chicago. She moved to Schroders in 1988.[2]
Cook joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 as head of UK investment banking and became a partner in 2000.[2]
In 2004, she became a director of Tesco.[1]
In 2015, Cook became Goldman Sachs' global investment banking division co-chair.[3]
Cook has been called the "Queen of M&A", having advised BG Group on its planned £47 billion takeover by Shell.[3]
Personal life
editCook is married to fellow banker Patrick Drayton, and they have six children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Armitstead, Louise (12 September 2004). "Women take one step forward and one back". moloneysearch.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Turner, Nick Kostov and Matt. "Karen Cook: Goldman's queen of M&A". fnlondon.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ a b Hosking, Patrick (8 July 2015). "'Queen of M&A' set to spearhead investment at Goldman". Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.