PATRICIA L. COOK

Executive Vice President
Chief Business Officer

Patricia L. Cook, a Wall Street veteran with over 25 years of experience developing and managing fixed-income investment strategies, joined Freddie Mac as executive vice president, investments on August 2, 2004. She was named chief business officer in June 2007.

Cook is responsible for managing the company's Investments & Capital Markets, Single Family, Multifamily, Mission and Business Operations divisions. In her role with Freddie Mac, Cook reports directly to Richard F. Syron, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Cook served as managing director and chief investment officer, global fixed income, for JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management.

Cook joined JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, with nearly $300 billion in total assets under management, in May 2003 and was responsible for management of fixed income investments across all asset classes. Cook has also served as managing director and chief investment officer, fixed income, for Prudential Investment Management. She previously held management positions with Fisher Francis Trees & Watts and Salomon Brothers, Inc.

Cook is a graduate of St. Mary's College, and received a Masters in Business Administration degree from New York University. She has been a member of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee.

Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned company established by Congress in 1970 to support homeownership and rental housing. Freddie Mac fulfills its mission by purchasing residential mortgages and mortgage-related securities, which it finances primarily by issuing mortgage-related securities and debt instruments in the capital markets. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible more than 50 million times, ensuring financing for one in six homebuyers and more than four million renters.

04/08