Jeff Cook

Jeff Cook

Operating Partner

Jeff Cook rejoins Building Industry Partners (BIP) as an Operating Partner following his successful tenure as Vice President of M&A and Greenfields for Fencing Supply Group (FSG), the largest fencing distribution platform in the world, producing world-class financial results. Jeff has been an integral part of several successful management teams accelerating geographical footprints, revenue, and EBITDA for over 15 years.

Before that, as President and CEO of Binford Supply (part of US Fence Solutions and owned by BIP), Jeff delivered 3x revenue and 5x EBITDA for ownership in less than four years, positioning the company favorably for sale. The sale ran simultaneously with the sale of Merchants Metals, forming a new Sterling platform, Fencing Supply Group (FSG). In March 2021, Jeff was named to the executive team, where he completed ten acquisitions and opened three Greenfields in 16 months.

Previously, Jeff was instrumental in creating Alta Forest Products, the world's largest manufacturer of wood fence boards and Western Red Cedar wood products. He served as Vice President and led the consolidation and rebranding of all product lines, sales strategy and execution, logistics, union negotiations, and strategic Capex projects. In 2018 he was part of the management team successfully selling the company to ITOCHU. Jeff facilitated the transition before moving to Alta's largest pro-distribution channel partner Binford Supply in Dallas, Texas.

A Certified Fence Professional, American Fence Association (AFA), Jeff holds a Sloan Professional Master of Science (MS) and a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University.

Jeff resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and four daughters. They share a passion for the outdoors and visit "rustic and rugged" mountainous destinations across the globe.