Jason Deshayes CPA/PFS, CFP, CKA
Chief Operating Officer, Cook Wealth
JASON DESHAYES _Chief Operating Officer - Cook Wealth_ Jason Deshayes, a seasoned Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with nearly 20 years of experience providing tax accounting and consulting services to individuals, dental and medical practices, and closely held businesses. Jason is the Chief Operating Officer for Cook Wealth in Raleigh, NC. His areas of specialty include personal financial and tax planning, business accounting and financial consulting, succession planning, individual financial consulting, charitable gift planning, and personal and business income tax. Prior to joining Cook Wealth, Jason was a senior manager in the firm services team for the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. And he also previously served as vice president and partner of Butler and Company CPAs, an Albuquerque, New Mexico based accounting firm. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS * _CPA Practice Advisor_ 40 Under 40 - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * _New Mexico Business Weekly_ 40 Under Forty * Graduate, AICPA Leadership Academy * Anderson Schools of Management Young Alumni Award * Outstanding New Member Award, New Mexico Society of CPAs * Outstanding Member in Community Service, New Mexico Society of CPAs CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES * Board Member/Treasurer - Ronald McDonald House of the Triangle * Treasurer, Trustee and Finance Committee Chair - Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill * Past Chair & Business & Finance Committee Member, Alta Mira Family Services * Past Board Member, New Mexico Health Connections