Mike Cook
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder
ID Analytics, Inc.
Mike Cook co-founded ID Analytics in March 2002. Cook has spent almost 20 years in risk and fraud-related roles and half of that time in senior executive positions at various companies. Since joining the company, Cook has conducted extensive research on the methods and schemes of fraudsters, resulting in the development of industry-standard solutions that combat the most difficult-to-detect types of identity fraud. Frequently quoted in the media, Cook has authored the National Fraud Ring Analysis, the first National Data Breach Analysis and is invited to present at a variety of events throughout the financial services market. Previous to his role at ID Analytics, Cook was Vice President of Business Development at Evoke Software, a data profiling software company and founder of an information services company focused on the reduction of fraud and credit risk over the Internet.
Prior to Evoke, Cook was Senior Vice President of Data Operations for Experian, where he ran the National Consumer Assistance Center as well as the National Database Management and Profile Maintenance groups. Cook's other roles at Experian included leadership of all of Experian's online product development, product management, distribution and data acquisitions efforts.
Before Experian, Cook was Senior Vice President of Product Development and Management for First Data Corporation's newly acquired Innovis business unit, formerly Consumer Credit Associates (CCA). He was also a founding member of CCA, commonly known as the fourth credit bureau, before taking part in the sale of that business to FDC. For five years, Cook was also a Director for American Express' Risk Management organization within its Charge Card division. Cook received the Telecommunication Risk Management Association (TRMA) 2006 President's Award for being the best presenter at their 2005 conferences.