Hakki C. Etem

Hakki C. Etem is the founder and CEO of Cogent Economics, Inc. Prior to founding Cogent, Mr. Etem was a senior management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand, with a focus on real estate economics and mortgage risk management. He previously had held various management positions with large national institutions in the financial services and real estate sectors.

He is an active member and past chair of the Quality Assurance Committee of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), and is a frequent speaker at MBA and other professional conferences. Mr. Etem holds a B.A. in History from Cornell University.