Jeff Hooke has over 30 years of corporate valuation, investment banking and private equity experience. A nationally recognized expert on valuation, Mr. Hooke is the author of four books on valuation, investment and finance. His background covers domestic and international clients and transactions.

Prior to his current role with BVC, Mr. Hooke founded Hooke Associates, LLC, an investment banking and corporate valuation consulting firm that worked with public companies, private enterprises, family-owned businesses, private equity funds, accounting firms and law firms.

Earlier, Mr. Hooke was a private investment executive at both Emerging Markets Partnership, a $5-billion private equity fund and the largest fund specializing in investments in developing countries, and the International Finance Corporation, a $20-billion affiliate of the World Bank. He was also an investment banker at two major Wall Street firms, Lehman Brothers and Schroder Wertheim.

Mr. Hooke holds a M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.