Pete Yonkman is president of Cook Group and Cook Medical in Bloomington, Indiana. He has been with the company for 20 years, starting in 2001 as in-house counsel. Pete has served in a variety of roles for Cook, including leading one of the local manufacturing sites and as executive vice president for 10 business units. Pete was named president of Cook Medical in 2014 and in 2015 added the role of president of Cook Group.
Pete is a born and bred Hoosier originally from Crown Point, Indiana. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University with degrees in psychology and philosophy and graduated with his law degree from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University in 1998. He lives in Bloomington with his wife, Janell, and their two boys, Leo and Vic.
Pete is passionate about finding unique opportunities to help Hoosiers reach their full potential and is engaged in a variety of initiatives including the 38th and Sheridan project, Hoosiers for Good, Hoosiers Connect, the Monroe County Coalition for Progress in Substance Use Disorder, and the feature film So Cold the River. His leadership philosophy is that all businesses—regardless of size, revenue, or industry—are better equipped than any other sector to make a positive impact in the world. Pete believes that companies have the responsibility to use their unique talents, expertise, and resources to improve the communities where they operate.
