[1] Cook went to work as deputy director of the Urban Institute in Russia in 1994,[1] where he was tasked with teaching Russian bankers about mortgages.
[1][6] Cook was appointed as the chairman and chief executive officer of GE Consumer Finance, a Russia-based subsidiary of General Electric, in 2004.
[3] The firm attracted $150 million,[3] and it was listed on the Alternative Investment Market, a submarket of the London Stock Exchange, until 2016.
[8] Meanwhile, the two men created three businesses with the fund,[3] including KreditMart, a mortgage and consumer loan firm.
[10] On October 4, 2015, Cook hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign at his Paris residence.