Vincent P. Cookingham is a native New Yorker, and a product of the New York City Catholic school system having graduated from Msgr. McClancy High School in Queens. He attended Rutgers University, California Coast University, the University of Connecticut, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Mercy College, earning a MBA and PhD in business and accounting, and a BS and MA in criminal justice and forensic science. Vincent has held appointments to the faculty of five colleges and universities, is widely published, and has been honored as a commencement speaker and a featured speaker at many seminars and civic organizations. He was master of ceremonies for the Catholic War Veterans aboard the carrier Intrepid in New York Harbor in 1995 marking the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II.
A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vincent is also a former New York City police officer and holds its second highest award for valor. He is a well-known international white-collar crime investigator and has been retained by industry and government.. He has held several senior positions with large international firms and is currently an executive with a major international financial firm. In addition, he has received certifications from five professional societies and has been designated an expert witness in several disciplines
by numerous courts. He is a well-known practitioner and professor of forensic science, and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the application of forensic science in white-collar crime investigation. He has numerous professional publications in forensic science and white-collar crime.
After attending St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York, Vincent was ordained a permanent deacon in the Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 2002. A deacon in the Catholic Church is a member of the clergy, along with bishops and priests. Deacon Vincent is active in pastoral ministry in the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Vincent resides in Goshen, New York, with Cindy, his wife of thirty-eight years. They have three adult children and one grandson. His main hobby is baseball—as a former player, a coach, and a New York Mets fan. He lives part of the year in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the spring-training home of the Mets.
His latest book is listed on amazon.com entitled “Inventing New Virtues.”