The Mountain Group Capital team is a group of professionals dedicated to providing the best possible service to the companies and entrepreneurs we work with. The principals of Mountain Group are committed to active involvement with the executive teams of our portfolio companies. Collectively, the principals of Mountain Group Capital, LLC have participated as advisors or principals in acquisition and capital raising transactions representing an aggregate value of over $3 billion.

 Joseph C. Cook, Jr.

Mr. Cook (e-mail) is a principal and co-founder of MGC.  Mr. Cook is a founder and serves as Chairman of the Board of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company in Cambridge, MA. Also, Mr. Cook serves as a director of Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company in Palo Alto, CA. Mr. Cook served as Chairman of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1998 to 2009 and was Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2003.  

Mr. Cook retired as a Group Vice President, Global Operations, of Eli Lilly & Company in 1993 after more than 28 years of service. During his career at Eli Lilly and Company, he served as: Senior Vice-President, Manufacturing; Vice-President, Corporate Planning and Services; Vice-President, Animal Health Sales and Marketing; General Manager, Worldwide Capsule and Industrial Products Business Unit ($300 million in revenue); Vice-President and CFO, Elanco Products Co., (a $500 million division of the company); and Global Director of Corporate Information Systems and Services. In 1976-77 Mr. Cook took a leave of absence from Eli Lilly and Co. and was employed by the US International Trade Commission in Washington, DC as a part of the President�s Executive Exchange Program.

Mr. Cook is Chairman of the Board of Mercy Ministries International, Inc., a global ministry focused on helping young women who are facing life-altering challenges. Mr. Cook is a past Chair and current member of the University of Tennessee College of Engineering Advisory Board. In 1999, Mr. Cook received the Nathan W. Dougherty Award from the University of Tennessee for distinguished service in the engineering profession. Mr. Cook served as a member of the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation board from 2000 to 2004. In 2009, Mr. Cook received the Pinnacle Award for Life Science Leadership from the Rady School of Management at the University of California at San Diego.

Mr. Cook was born in Chattanooga, TN and graduated from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga. Mr. Cook received a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Tennessee where he graduated with honors and was a UT Torchbearer.

 Joseph C. Cook, III

Mr. Cook (e-mail) is a principal and co-founder of MGC.  Prior to his involvement with MGC, Mr. Cook was a Director, Private Placements in the Investment Banking Group of Robert W. Baird & Co. From January 2001 through February 2003, Mr. Cook, as head of Baird�s private placement group, was responsible for the private placement of equity and debt securities for both private and public companies. During these two years, Mr. Cook helped originate and led the team executing nine transactions raising almost $400 million.

Previously, Mr. Cook was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Group at J.C. Bradford & Co. He joined Bradford in July 1993 as a financial analyst, working on initial and secondary public equity offerings, public debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and business valuations. From December 1995 through June 2000, he specialized in private finance, including leveraged buyouts and private debt and equity placements.

Mr. Cook was born in Indianapolis, IN and graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Davidson College.

 Steven D. Singleton

Mr. Singleton (e-mail) is a principal and co-founder of MGC and brings a wide range of experiences to MGC and the companies we work with.  Immediately prior to joining MGC, Mr. Singleton practiced corporate and securities law with the Trenam Kemker law firm in Tampa, Florida.

With Trenam Kemker Mr. Singleton advised public and private company clients in numerous merger and acquisition transactions in a variety of industries and ranging in value from under $1 million to nearly $700 million. Mr. Singleton also counseled businesses with respect to capital raising transactions, federal and state securities law compliance, executive compensation, employment law, and intellectual property.

Mr. Singleton is a native of the Tampa, Florida area.  He received a B.S. in Finance from the University of South Florida, and graduated cum laude from the Stetson University College of Law, where he was an editor of the law review. Mr. Singleton is a member of the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association.

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