Alexis Cooke

Chief Operating Officer

For over fifteen years Alexis Cooke has worked for nonprofits, motivated and inspired by each organization’s unique mission and impact. Prior to joining Alford Group, Alexis served as Vice President of Institutional Advancement for the Music Institute of Chicago. Responsible for a broad range of fundraising, marketing and strategic initiatives, Alexis supported trustees and overarching institutional priorities; worked to promote programs, mission-forward projects and special events; rebuilt all development operations and managed individual, corporate, foundation and annual giving portfolios.

Prior to the Music institute, Alexis was the Director of Development for the Adler Planetarium, served as Senior Officer, Major Gifts at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and worked for development and membership offices at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Tate Museums in London.

Select Clients
Chicago Foundation for Women
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Children First Fund (Chicago Public Schools)
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation
The Lake County Community Foundation
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and North and Northwest Indiana
Million Dollar Round Table Foundation

Education & Credentials
MRes Humanities and Cultural Studies, London Consortium
B.A. Studio Art and International Economics, Beloit College