Davon Cook

Davon Cook
Lake Loveland

Loveland, CO

6125 Sky Pond Drive
Suite 200
Loveland, CO 80538

970-685-3500

Industry Areas

Service Areas

Davon Cook, Principal, Pinion, LLC

Davon Cook guides closely-held businesses through estate and succession planning issues, setting up ‘right size’ governance, tackling tough conversations, and planning strategically for business growth. She coordinates Pinion’s peer group network that provides executive education to ag business leaders. That ongoing exposure to a wide variety of businesses keeps her informed and involved in the current issues facing our clients.

Davon’s success working with our clients is attributed to her diverse background and hands-on experience in agricultural settings. She grew up near Lubbock, Texas, on a cotton farm (in which she is still involved as a shareholder) and was involved in her family’s cotton gin. After starting her career in Chicago at McKinsey & Company and ConAgra Foods, Davon returned to Texas to join the cotton business.

During those years, Davon developed an understanding of the complexity of managing any business, particularly one shared with family members. And through her daily interaction with 100+ farmer customers, she gained insight into what makes farm businesses successful. She understands the variety of skills needed to manage an ag operation, as well as the “softer” side of the equation in helping a family grow the enterprise as a team.

After selling the cotton gin, Davon Cook has continued helping others build strong ag businesses as a co-founder of Ag Progress. Her consulting work also included managing ag investment projects throughout Africa for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She also served corporate agribusiness clients as part of The Context Network. This global perspective on the industry brings useful context to production ag operations.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
MBA, University of Illinois
Master of Science, agricultural economics, University of Illinois

Credentials

Family Firm Institute member, holding an Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising

Public Speaking

Speaker at multiple industry conferences: Top Producer Summit, Farm Futures, Legacy Project, various workshops with private entities.

Publications

Blog contributor at Farm Futures
Monthly newsletter The Dispatch

Civic Associations

Berthoud Schools Fund Board of Directors
Local FFA Alumni & Supporters founder and President
Colorado FFA Foundation Board of Directors (previous)
Church leader on various committees

Personal Interests

Davon currently lives near Berthoud, Colorado, on the Front Range.

Recent Insights related to Davon Cook

Peer Group Programs

Leveraging the Power of Peer Groups for Manufacturers

Do any of these statements describe you? I would like some new ideas to avoid blind spots, to not just do it the way we’ve always done it – and to learn from someone...

Davon Cook Named a 2023 Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI)

On November 6, 2023 – Family business advisor, Davon Cook of Pinion, was announced and honored recently as a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute (FFI) at the FFI Global...

ag peer groups

4 Ways Ag Peer Groups Help Producers

Running a successful farm in a small town can be isolating, and constantly improving and expanding your business is challenging. That’s where peer group can help. “Peer...