Alex Cooke

Background

About Alex Cooke

I'm responsible for leading the team of senior consultants and consultants engaged in the firm’s core strategic planning services. I have managed over 70 economic strategy projects for a diverse collection of communities and regions in 17 states and territories – extending from Alaska to the US Virgin Islands, since joining TIP in 1997. I began my career at TIP running the Invest in Texas Alliance, an international marketing consortium that generated dozens of foreign direct investment leads for Texas communities and utilities. Subsequently transitioning to the firm’s economic strategy consulting practice, I produced strategic plans, marketing plans, economic base analyses, and target industry analyses. Today, as a senior consultant, I have a successful track record in project planning, client communications, public input, and deliverable production. In addition to economic development, I have both public and private sector experience in the fields of management consulting, higher education, and legislative affairs. My other professional skills include economic, legislative, and policy analysis; grant proposal development; federal grant program administration; and performance measurement. At Texas Tech, I served as Director of Research and Grants for the International Business Education Program at the Rawls College of Business. There, I was responsible for planning and developing grant funding proposals, researching and coordinating funding opportunities, communicating with potential funding agencies and foundations, and administering grant programs related to international education programs and scholarships.