Marlon Cook serves as Operating Partner for Legacy Two Advisors. He brings over 35 years of regulatory experience with the FDIC, where he held key roles, including Associate Director of the Division of Insurance and Research.

With expertise in financial analysis, risk management, and economic conditions impacting banking institutions, Mr. Cook has been instrumental in evaluating the health of banks through various economic cycles. Prior to his executive role, he served as Regional Manager in Atlanta and Assistant Regional Director in the FDIC’s Risk Management and Supervision division.

Mr. Cook began his career as a project accountant at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and later as a commissioned bank examiner for the FDIC. He earned an MBA from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Mount St. Mary’s University. He also graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.