Christopher Cook

Christopher Cook has extensive experience in both public service and the private sector. Since November 1994, Christopher has served as the Director of Systems Operations in the Office of the Secretary at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Prior to this role, Christopher was the CEO of Blackwater Distilling, Inc. from October 2005 to February 2022, leading Maryland’s first fully licensed beverage alcohol distillery in nearly four decades, producing award-winning products such as Sloop Betty vodka and Picaroon rums. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Lynchburg, earned between 1988 and 1992.