Education
Hook received a bachelor"s degree in marketing from the University of Saint Thomas in 1990, a master"s degree in philosophy from Boston College, and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Hook received a bachelor"s degree in marketing from the University of Saint Thomas in 1990, a master"s degree in philosophy from Boston College, and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
He practiced corporate law at Hogan & Hartson in Washington from 1999-2003. He has also worked for Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and United States. Congressman Jim Leach. He serves on the advisory board of Beacon Global Strategies.
Hook worked on the 2012 Romney campaign staff as senior advisor on foreign policy.
He chaired the foreign policy and national security task forces of the Romney Readiness Project. He was the foreign policy director of Governor Tim Pawlenty"s presidential campaign.
In 2013, he co-founded the John Hay Initiative, which published the book, Choosing to Lead, in 2015. He serves on the board of trustees for Saint John"s Seminary in Boston and the board of directors for the National Civic Arts Society in Washington, District of Columbia.