Erle Cocke, Jr.

Who is Erle Cocke, Jr.?

Egbert Erle Cocke, Jr. was primarily an international banking consultant and lobbyist, but he also did considerable work in business management consulting and public relations consulting. He was co-founder with Brigadier General Eugene Phillips of Cocke & Phillips International Corporation, a banking consulting and lobbying firm founded in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Cocke was President of Cocke & Phillips, but Phillips was actively associated with the firm only during the years 1976/1977-1984.

Cocke was a heavily decorated combat veteran of W. W. II. He also served as a Brigadier General in the Georgia Army National Guard, and he held the distinction of being the youngest-ever National Commander of the American Legion.