# Geoffrey Cook

> Geoffrey Cook, usually known professionally as Geoff Cook, is the CEO of Noom, co-founder of myYearbook, and former CEO of The Meet Group. He founded EssayEdge and ResumeEdge while at Harvard, sold them to Thomson in 2002, and helped turn myYearbook into a portfolio of social and livestreaming apps acquired in a roughly $500 million enterprise-value transaction in 2020. He is also an angel investor and the author of Veronica and the Volcano, inspired by stories told to his daughter.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Noom
- **Organizations:** Noom, The Meet Group, myYearbook, MeetMe, ParshipMeet Group, EssayEdge, ResumeEdge, The Franklin Institute, Angelhouse
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded myYearbook and grew it to profitability, more than $30 million in revenue, and 100 employees before the 2011 merger., Led The Meet Group through its approximately $500 million enterprise-value acquisition in 2020., Built a livestreaming and creator-economy business exceeding $200 million in annualized revenue, according to his 2026 speaker biography.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Founded EssayEdge and ResumeEdge while a student at Harvard.
- **2000** — Graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
- **2002** — Sold EssayEdge and ResumeEdge to The Thomson Corporation.
- **2005** — Co-founded myYearbook with siblings Catherine and David; provided an initial $250,000 investment.
- **2011** — myYearbook merged with Quepasa; Cook became a director and chief operating officer in November.
- **2012** — myYearbook and Quepasa rebranded as MeetMe.
- **2013** — Became CEO on March 11.
- **2016** — MeetMe acquired Skout and committed its team to livestreaming development.
- **2017** — The business became The Meet Group, acquired Tagged and LOVOO, and launched livestreaming. Cook published Veronica and the Volcano.
- **2019** — The Meet Group acquired GROWLR and launched its video-platform-as-a-service business.
- **2020** — The Meet Group was acquired in September in a transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $500 million; ParshipMeet Group was formed.
- **2021** — Participated in Angelhouse on Clubhouse and was named co-CEO of ParshipMeet Group in July.
- **2023** — Departed ParshipMeet Group in March; appointed Noom CEO and board member on July 18.

## Achievements

- Co-founded myYearbook and grew it to profitability, more than $30 million in revenue, and 100 employees before the 2011 merger.
- Led The Meet Group through its approximately $500 million enterprise-value acquisition in 2020.
- Built a livestreaming and creator-economy business exceeding $200 million in annualized revenue, according to his 2026 speaker biography.
- Recipient of the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Philadelphia region.
- Published the illustrated children’s novel Veronica and the Volcano in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared in an Investment Reports interview as Noom CEO.
- **2026-05** — Listed as Noom CEO and a speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
- **2026-02** — A Tufts Daily profile featured Cook and his daughter Madeline as concurrent Tufts students and discussed his commitment to continued learning.

## Links

- Website: https://www.geoffreycook.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-cook-0a35ba3
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/geoffcook

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Last updated: 2026-10-23