Major Matthew Cook is an Air Force acquisition officer serving as the Program Element Monitor for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), a clearinghouse for the intelligence synthesis. In this role he provides oversight for the seven billion dollar portfolio under the Secretary of the Air Force and oversees Project Maven’s integration into the DCGS weapon system.

Previously, Matthew helped stand up the acquisition Weapons course named the Acquisition Instructor Course (AQIC) under the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. Major Cook also served as the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Director’s military assistant. In that role, he helped the Director establish the JAIC, culminating in collaboration with Congress to develop acquisition authority legislation specific to artificial Intelligence and the DoD. Previously, Major Cook served as an intelligence officer and a targeting officer in the Middle East in the war against ISIS, resulting in recognition as the 25th Air Force Deployed Officer of the Year and winning the 480th ISR Wing Sijan award for leadership.

Matthew graduated from the Air Force Academy and holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Tufts University. Matthew will depart the Pentagon for Air Command and Staff College in July 2021.