Daniel Cooke Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Michigan, United States

Appointed to the Council by Governor Gretchen Whitmer as an individual with a media or marketing background. In office until March 31, 2026.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Founder and CEO of Expedition Detroit, an outdoor recreation multimedia company focused exclusively on providing outdoor experiences, promoting retailers, and supporting conservation advocacy occurring within an hour’s drive of Downtown Detroit.

Northville, Michigan, United States

Boutique corporate law firm with services covering business entity formation, early stage strategic advising, contract drafting and review, venture capital investments, M&A transactions, and intellectual property matters.Named to 2024 Michigan Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. Of Counsel with Vlahadamis & Daniel, PLLC, a full-service business, tax, and estate planning law firm located in Houston, Texas.

Associate and General Counsel of Cooke, LLC, a venture capital investment and management firm based in Metro Detroit, MI with a focus on the eastern United States and Canada.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Venture capital, private equity, and M&A attorney.

Southfield, Mi

Formerly Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. Attorney in Mergers & Acquisitions, Emerging & Growth Business, and Intellectual Property practice groups. Also worked closely with Finance, Securities & Corporate Governance, and Tax-Exempt Organizations groups. Practice concentrated on advising companies at all stages, from startups to public companies, as well as venture capital firms, investors, and non-profit organizations. Practice covered all aspects of business formation, governance, and operations, including mergers and acquisitions, contract review and negotiation, restructurings, private debt and equity financings, trademark and copyright registration and protection, and general corporate and intellectual property matters.

Northville, Mi

Associate of Cooke, LLC private equity investment and management firm based in Metro Detroit, MI with a focus on the eastern United States and Canada. My responsibilities include:• Managing portfolio company acquisition opportunities for the firm, including team lead on due diligence for equity investments.• Creator and content manager of Cooke, LLC’s online presence, including the firm’s website, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages.• Preparing and attending executive-level meetings with Cooke, LLC’s Advisory Board, portfolio company boards of directors, and meetings with investment bankers.• Leading firm’s market research efforts, especially with regard to big data and federal contracting sectors prior to completed investments.Current investment sectors include information technology services, cause marketing SaaS platforms, clean energy solutions, oil & gas production and distribution, healthcare, telecommunications, wealth management & financial services, real estate, and e-commerce. Firm looking to expand more into impact investing opportunities.

Plymouth, Mi

Practice areas of The Vlahadamis Law Firm, P.C., include international M&A, estate planning, entity formation, international tax planning, and income tax solutions.

Birmingham, Michigan

Areas of practice for Wade Fink Law, P.C. include criminal defense, civil litigation, and appeals.

Detroit, Mi

The Business & Community Law Clinic (BCLC) at Wayne State University Law School offers free corporate and transactional legal services to qualifying community-based businesses, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations that aspire to create social good and impact to revitalize Detroit and Michigan.

Detroit, Mi

Southfield, Michigan, Estados Unidos

Michigan State University

-Managed a team of Eli Broad College of Business students.-Coordinated and directed a student team on the development of online educational modules based on material provided by the U.S. Commercial Service on exporting.-Led a team of students during a project regarding researching and creating new government information pages with an emphasis on the political economy for globalEDGE.-Led weekly team meetings and facilitated business strategies.-Coordinated and finalized plans for future IBC projects.-Mentored new student employees as well as incoming team leaders.

East Lansing, Mi

- Performed in-depth research for one of the world's leading international business websites, globaledge.msu.edu.- Editor and author of modules that provide education regarding how to conduct business in international markets. Modules are used in Eli Broad Business College courses at Michigan State University as a part of its curriculum. - Analyst of international markets to provide accurate and updated market data.- Author of blog posts that analyze international business current events.- Collaborated with other students and faculty on various projects.

Barcelona, Spain

Poleas Global is a capacity building and consultancy organization for small and medium size non-governmental organizations (NGOs), with a focus on fundraising social and economic development projects in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa with the private sector. The main operations of Poleas include support for the preparation of annual fundraising plans and identification of funding partners.My responsibilities included:-Ongoing research and consulting regarding the socio-economic development of the Latin American diaspora residing within the United States.-Researching and compiling reports regarding the best practices of online and offline fundraising.-Analyzing NGOs located in Barcelona to provide recommendations for increased productivity.-Contributing to the development of a customer relations management system and Poleas Global's business plan.-Presenting my analyses to Barcelona NGOs in meetings held entirely in Spanish.-Extensively researching the Latin American diaspora residing in the United States and European Union with regards to its significance in the international political economy, role in social and economic development, and importance for the operations of micro-finance institutions, NGOs, and investors looking to conduct operations in Latin America or with diaspora communities elsewhere. -This research was solidified into a university paper intended for use by Poleas Global and other NGOs interested in operating with the Latin American diaspora.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Activities and Societies: American Bar Association National Moot Court competition, 2019; Exemplary Service Award, Wayne Law Business.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) With Honor, International Relations And Affairs, 3.74

Activities and Societies: The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Sigma Iota Rho International Relations Honor Society, and National Society.