Howard Cooper
Howard Cooper is the Founder and CEO of Cooper Family Office, a single family office that invests globally in hedge funds, private equity and venture funds. Since launching the family office in 2006, the Cooper Family Office has since transitioned to global investing, primarily in alternative investments, including hedge and private equity funds as well as direct investments in operating companies. Howard began his career trading public equities for his own account, becoming a full-time trader in the 1980s. He has guest lectured at Princeton University, Yale University, and Brown University. In addition to his family office, he is dedicated to his philanthropic endeavors related to music and art education among underprivileged students.
Howard Cooper Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and CEO
Academic History
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Bachelors Degree
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Chairman, Yale School of Management College of Family Offices
Chairman, Family Office Council at the NYU Stern School of Business
Chairman, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Global Investor’s Forum
Chairman, Duke University School of Medicine Family Office Leadership Board
Board of Directors, Florida Atlantic University
Advisory Board Member, Princeton University Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Member, 4-10 Investment Fellowship of the Royal Institution of Great Britain
He is an advisor to several university academic advisory councils.
The Cooper Family Office is a private entity established to serve the investment and philanthropic efforts of the Cooper Family.
The family office invests in hedge funds, private equity and venture funds, in addition to direct investments in operating and private opportunities.
PAST APPOINTMENTS
He was Chairman of the advisory board on Osteoarthritis and Orthopedics at Duke University Medical School.
He was an advisor to the Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences and was Chairman of the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery Advisory Board and the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Health Symposium.
He was Chairman of the University of Florida Department of Astronomy Advisory Council, co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins University Discovery Council and co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins University Departments of Physics and Astronomy Advisory Board.