Lisa Cook Height, Age, Family, Biography
Lisa Cook Height, Age, Family, Biography
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Religion: Christianity
Age: 61 Years
Hometown: Milledgeville, Georgia
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lisa DeNell Cook |
| Other Name | ā¢ Lisa D Cook ā¢ Harry S. Truman Scholar |
| Profession(s) | ā¢ Economist ā¢ Professor |
| Known For | Being the first black woman as member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors of the United States |
| Physical Stats | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Light Brown |
| Hair Colour | Light Ash Blonde |
| Career | |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | ā¢ Truman Scholar (1984) ā¢ Marshall Scholar (1986) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | Year, 1964 |
| Age (as of 2025) | 61 Years |
| Birthplace | Milledgeville, Georgia, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Milledgeville, Georgia |
| College/University | ā¢ Spelman College, Atlanta, George ā¢ St Hilda's College, Oxford ā¢ Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal ā¢ University of California, Berkeley |
| Educational Qualification(s) | ā¢ Bachelor in Arts in Physics and Philosophy (magna cum laude) from Spelman College (1986) ā¢ Bachelor in Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from St Hilda's College (1988) ā¢ A master's degree in Philosophy from Cheikh Anta Diop University ā¢ PhD in Economics from University of California (1997) |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
| Controversy | ā¢ Mortgage fraud allegations (August 2025) On August 15, 2025, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte accused Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud, saying she listed two different homes as her main residence in 2021 to get better loan terms. He said he sent the case to the Department of Justice. Five days later, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that āCook must resign, now,ā demanding she step down. That same day, Cook refused to resign. She said she would not be pressured to leave her job and promised to explain her financial records clearly. She said: āAs a Federal Reserve member, I take questions about my financial history seriously. I am gathering the right information so I can answer any real questions and provide the facts.ā check sources The Guardian |
| Social Media | ā¢ LinkedIn |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Payton B. Cook (Baptist Hospital Chaplain) Mother- Mary Murray Cook (Nursing Professor) |
| Siblings | Note: She has two sisters |
| Money Factor | |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $1.1 million to $2.7 million (as of 2023) |
Some lesser Known Facts About Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook grew up in Milledgeville, Georgia.
As a child, she participated in the desegregation of schools in Georgia and still has physical scars from an attack by segregationists when she enrolled in an all-white school.
Cook earned a B.A. in Physics and Philosophy with a gold medal from Spelman CollegeĀ in 1986, where she was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
Later, she earned another B.A. in philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 1988 from St Hildaās College, Oxford as Spelmanās first Marshall Scholar. Later, she did her masterās degree in philosophy at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Senegal.
After a mountain climbing trip to Mount Kilimanjaro with an economist, Cook considered seriously pursuing a PhD in economics. Cook earned her PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1997, studying under the guidance of Barry Eichengreen and David Romer. Her dissertation focused on the underdevelopment of the banking system in czarist and post-Soviet Russia.
In 1997, Lisa Cook started her professional career as a college professor. From 1997 to 2002, she worked as a visiting assistant professor at theĀ Kennedy School of Government at Harvard UniversityĀ andĀ Harvard Business School.
She was also the deputy director of Africa Research at Harvardās Center for International Development.
In 2000 and 2001, Lisa worked as a senior adviser on finance and development in the U.S. Treasuryās Office of International Affairs through a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship.
From 2002 to 2005, she was a National Fellow and Research Fellow at theĀ Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
In 2005, Cook advised the Nigerian government on its banking reforms and the government of Rwanda on economic development.
Lisa Cook joined Michigan State University as an assistant professor in the Economics and International Relations department. Later in 2013, she became a tenured associate professor.
From August 2011 to August 2012, she served as a Senior Economist in the Barack Obama Administrationās Council of Economic Advisers.
In an interview, Lisa Cook explained that early in her career, her research primarily focused on international economics, particularly the Russian economy. However, she later expanded her research to examine economic growth through the lens of the economic history of African Americans. Her research showed that violence against African Americans under Jim Crow laws resulted in a lower-than-expected number of patents filed. Along with other economists, she has compiled a long-term database on lynching in the United States.
Since 2016, she has been directing the American Economic Associationās Summer Program for underrepresented minority students. She became a member of the American Economic Associationās Executive Committee in 2019.
In November 2020, Cook was appointed as a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to assist with transition efforts related to the Federal Reserve.
Cook is regarded as one of the few prominent black female economists and has attracted attention within academia for her efforts in mentoring black women and advocating for their inclusion in the field of economics.
For her research in African-American history and innovation economics, she became one of the few prominent Black female economists.
On January 14, 2022, Joe Biden nominated Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve Board. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 10. She received a 50-50 vote; she got a tie-breaking vote from Kamala Harris .
Cook took the Federal Reserve Board of Governorsā office on May 23, 2022, and became the first Black woman to serve on the board.
In May 2023, Biden re-nominated Cook for a full 14-year term. Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate on 6 September 2023, by a 51ā47 vote.
Lisa Cook (extreme left) with other members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
In 2023, Cook was also awarded with Joint Center Louis E. Martin Great American Award.
Lisa Cook (middle), while receiving the Joint Center Louis E. Martin Great American Award
On 25 August, after a few days of Bill Pulteās mortgage fraud allegation against Lisa Cook, President Donald Trump announced that he had fired Cook from her position, saying that her conduct was deceitful and criminal.ā
Later that day, Cook responded with a statement that,
āPresident Trump purported to fire me āfor causeā when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so.ā
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