John Cooper

Professional Focus

• Over 25 years’ leadership experience in financial services including executive, advisory and board roles across geographies, lines of business and product types
• Substantial track record advising organizations ranging from top-tier global investment firms to fintech startups
• Delivers seasoned leadership on rapid growth, business development, turnaround, M&A integration, corporate governance, key account management, go-to-market strategy and more
• Human capital management experience including leadership development, team composition and talent acquisition
• Wide breadth of financial services expertise, spanning institutional, intermediary and retail, both domestic and international, with particular emphasis in asset management, investment management and fintech
• In-depth investment management expertise including mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, alternative investments and collective investment trusts

Business Expertise

• President, MSIM Distributors; Head of U.S. Intermediary Distribution and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, New York
• Head of Retail National Accounts at Legg Mason Global Asset Management, Baltimore
• Founder and CEO of Cooper Advisory, The Woodlands, TX
• President and CEO, Invesco Distributors and Head of U.S. Sales at Invesco Ltd., Houston; prior role as EVP, Director of Business Development and National Account Management
• Manager, Sales Administration and Client Development, Putnam International at Putnam Investments, Boston; prior roles included National Account Officer, Putnam Defined Contribution Plans

Sector Expertise

• Financial Services
• Financial Consulting
• Asset Management
• Investment Banking
• Fintech
• Wealth Management
• Insurance

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing and human resources management from Boston College
• Series 63, 7 and 24 Securities Licenses, FINRA

Affiliations & Awards

• Mutual Fund Board Director and Chair, Governance and Nominating Committees, THOR Financial Technologies (8/2022-present)
• Advisory Board Director, Alpha TrAI, an AI hedge fund and platform (1/2020-present)
• Advisory Board Member, FLX Distribution, an asset management platform (1/2020-present)
• Advisory Board Member, Transform AI, an AI/robotic process automation platform (1/2020-present)
• Founding Member, Houston Chapter, Private Directors Association (4/2020-present)