Considered one of the most prestigious management training programmes in the world, it targets experienced leaders who have demonstrated success either within organisations or independently, as entrepreneurs.
In 2000, Cook was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for assisting in training within the hospitality industry.
Whilst CEO of UCAS, Cook joined the debate about discrimination against men in education.
Commenting on a study by her own organisation, she was quoted as asking: "has the women’s movement now become so normalised that we cannot conceive of needing to take positive action to secure equal education outcomes for boys?”[2] She stood down as the CEO of UCAS in 2017[3] and served as Honorary President of the Association of University Administrators until 2019.
[4] Cook was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to further and higher education.