Tower Cook, Vice Chair

Tower Cook is currently a Senior Trade & Working Capital Associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Dallas, Texas.

Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, Tower distinguished himself as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy for seven years, cultivating military and geopolitical expertise across Africa, Asia, and Europe. From 2017 to 2020, he completed two deployments to the South China Sea as the Aviation Intelligence Officer for Airborne Command and Control Squadron 115. Following his second deployment, Tower was stationed at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom with United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) until his separation from active duty in 2023. During his first year, he was appointed as USAFRICOM’s Maritime Watch Officer representative to the United States European Command watch floor. For the last two years, he served as the Deputy Branch Chief of the USAFRICOM Military Forces team.

A proud alumnus of Texas A&M University, Tower earned a bachelor's degree in political science, with minors in history and Russian in 2016. His time at Texas A&M was marked by active involvement in the Corps of Cadets and membership in the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society, underscoring his commitment to academic excellence and leadership development. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Business Administration at the SMU Cox School of Business, where he continues to deepen his strategic thinking for impactful contributions to his field.