Background
Cooke,, Arthur Thomas was born on December 21, 1933 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Margaret Ita (Williams) Cooke.
Cooke,, Arthur Thomas was born on December 21, 1933 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Margaret Ita (Williams) Cooke.
Associate of Arts, City College, San Francisco, 1956. Bachelor of Science, University California Berkeley, 1958. Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, 1975.
Assistant vice president Bank of America, San Francisco, 1963—1968, vice president, 1968—1976, senior vice president, 1976—1985, Bank California, San Francisco, since 1986. Member committee Mayor's Fiscal Advisory Committee, San Francisco, 1976—1980, executive committee, since 1980. Director, chairman Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, Washington, 1981—1984.
Board directors Downtown Association. Member San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, director, 1964—1969. Trustee California Taxpayers Foundation, Sacramento, since 1980.
With United States Navy, 1951-1953.
Member of California Taxpayers Association (board directors since 1974, president since 1986), Municipal Forum New York, Public Securities Association (vice chairman public information committee 1984-1985), San Francisco Society Security Ananlysts, Dealer Bank Association (board directors 1981-1985), Commonwealth of California, Olympic Club (chairman bonds and securities committee), Stock Exchange Club (San Francisco), Lambda Alpha.
Married Monika Hella Mueller, April 5, 1974.