Mr. Cooper is a lecturer, writer and business leader. Formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Helene Curtis, Inc., Mr. Cooper now serves on numerous corporate and philanthropic boards.

A First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Mr. Cooper is an avid student of military history. As an amateur historian and longtime activist in Jewish causes, it is Mr. Cooper who years ago established a working relationship with the Israel War Veterans League and with senior members of the Jewish Brigade for the sole purpose of producing a documentary and a book about the Brigade.

Mr. Cooper is a graduate of the University of Illinois. He and his wife, Nancy, have six grown children and live in Chicago.

For more information about Mr. Cooper's role in the making of IN OUR OWN HANDS, please see this article in our Press Room: "U of I Alum Aims to Shed Light on Jewish Brigade."