Aaron Cook

“Aaron is a creative problem solver and smart strategist. We were charged with opening up business in 7 Asian countries for POM Wonderful. Each one had a different set of challenges including staffing, logistics, regulatory, financial, consumer, and customer related. Aaron was able to think through multiple approaches for each country, sort through options, and ultimately build a business that was not there before. I strongly recommend Aaron for a senior role in any organization looking for growth. ”

“Aaron is one of the best hires i have ever made and is someone i would always try to find a spot for in any organization with which i am associated. Aaron is hardworking, selfless, focused only on getting to the right answer, and truly finds a joy in his work. Further, Aaron is one of those few people who literally can get along with anyone--it is an incredible talent. Two very unique skills that Aaron possesses are (i) he is able to be deeply analytical while being able to translate such analysis very effectively to senior management (ii) he is able to work in a highly contentious environment and serve as a trusting, honest broker between two parties trying to finalize difficult negotiations or fix a broken down process. I was able to see these skills at work first hand in a very difficult project we managed at Nielsen, where a vendor was underperforming due to receiving poor guidance from us the client but also due to its own process weaknesses. Aaron's role was to sort out each party's contribution to the problem without blame or indulging the he said/she said behavior of both parties. He did this with aplomb, using fact-based analysis and insights, and was able to bring both parties to the table to a successful resolution. Aaron is as good as they get. I could not recommend someone more. It's an honor to have worked with him and to say he was on my team.”