Jeff Hooke, FOCUS Senior Advisor, has more than 30 years of corporate valuation, investment banking and private equity experience. A nationally recognized expert on valuation, investment and finance. His background covers domestic and international clients and transactions.

Prior to joining FOCUS, Mr. Hooke founded Hooke Associates, LLC, an investment banking and corporate valuation consulting firm that worked with public companies, private enterprises, family-owned businesses, private equity funds, accounting firms and law firms.

Earlier, Mr. Hooke was a private investment executive at Emerging Markets Partnership, the largest $5 billion private equity fund specializing in developing countries, and at the International Finance Corporation, the $20 billion World Bank affiliate. He was also an investment banker at two major Wall Street firms, Lehman Brothers and Schroder Wertheim.

Mr. Hooke holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.