The following is the current Board of Trustees that oversees The Cooper Institute's strategic direction and educational and research initiatives.

 

Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, Dallas, TX
Chairman Emeritus

Author of the best-selling book, Aerobics, in 1968 and 19 subsequent books
Founded The Cooper Institute, a nonprofit foundation, in 1970
Later established the Cooper Clinic, Cooper Fitness Center, Cooper Hotel & Conference Center, Cooper Spa, Cooper Wellness, Cooper Consulting Partners, and Cooper Complete

 

 

 

 

Tedd Mitchell, MD, Lubbock, TX
Chairman

President of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock
Former President and CEO of Cooper Clinic
Co-authored two books
Fellowship status with the ACP and the ACSM
Institute Board member since 2010
 
 
 

 

 

Charles Anderson, Dallas, TX

Vice Chairman
Co-founder of Bandera Ventures
Board Member: East-West Ministries, Triumph Savings Bank, Quintess
Institute Board member since 2011
 

 

 

 

 

 

Neil J. O’Brien, Dallas, TX
Secretary of the Board

Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP, Dallas, TX. (Ret.)
Founding member of the Board of the Dallas Business Committee for the Arts
Board member at the University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Member of the City of Dallas High Technology Task Force
Institute Board member since 1980
 

 

 

Lester M. Alberthal, Jr., Plano, TX

Former Chairman, President, and CEO of Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX
Board Member:
Cox School of Business at SMU
Center for the Pacific Rim at the University of San Francisco
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Institute Board member since 1989
 

 

 

Arthur M. Blank, Atlanta, GA

Co-founder of Home Depot
Chairman of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Owner and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Force
Institute Board member since 2003
 

 

 

 

 

Brian Casey, Dallas, TX

President and CEO of Westwood Holdings Group
Member of Governor’s Business Council for the State of Texas and Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)
Board Member: Tartan Board of Directors, Baylor Health Care System Foundation
Institute Board member since 2011
 

 

 

 

Susan Dell, Austin, TX

Co-founder and CEO of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
The foundation is designed to encourage children to reach their greatest potential
Founder/CEO, Phi
2004 Ironman Triathlete Competition Finisher
Institute Board member since 2002
 
 

 

 

Elmer Doty, Dallas, TX

President and CEO of Accudyne Industries
Vought Aircraft Division
Institute Board member since 2006
 

 

 

 

 

David D. Glass, Bentonville, AR

Member of Retail Hall of Fame and Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Chairman/CEO Kansas City Royals Major League team
Board of Directors, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Institute Board Member since 2004
 

 

 

 

Joseph Goldstein, MD, Dallas, TX

Recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research on cholesterol metabolism
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Institute Board member since 2003
 

 

 

 

 

Hon. Mike Huckabee, Little Rock, AR

Former Governor of Arkansas
Author Stop Digging Your Grave With A Knife and Fork
and Simple Government
Host of Huckabee on Fox News and
The Huckabee Report on radio
Institute Board member since 2005.
 

 

 

 

Ray L. Hunt, Dallas, TX

Chairman, President, and CEO of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., Dallas, TX
Past Chairman of the Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank, Dallas, TX
Member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame
Institute Board member since 1984
 

 

 

 

Jim Keyes, Dallas, TX

President, Key Development, LLC
Former CEO of Blockbuster, Inc.
Education is Freedom Foundation Board Member
2005 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished American Award Recipient
Institute Board member since 2006

 

 

 

 

Drayton McLane, Jr., Temple, TX

Chairman of the McLane Group, Temple, TX
Chairman and CEO of the Houston Astros Baseball Club
Vice President of the Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America (National)
Institute Board member since 1993
 

 

 

 

Robert B. Palmer, Dallas, TX

Former Chairman and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation
Board member of Advanced Micro Devices
Institute Board member since 1994
 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne Phillips, Dallas, TX

Sr. Vice President, Hunt Oil Company
Chair of the Board Development Committee
Former U.S. Ambassador to the 30 member organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Institute Board member since 2005
 

 

 

 

Nina Radford, MD, Dallas, TX

Staff Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Cooper Clinic
Director of Clinical Research, Cooper Clinic
Institute Board member since 2007
Board Member, Discovery Foundation
 

 

 

 

 

Steven Reinemund, Raleigh, NC

Dean of Business, Professor of Leadership & Strategy
at Wake Forest Univeristy
Chairman of the Board and CEO of PepsiCo in Purchase, NY. (Ret.)
Member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson
Trustee of the Darden School at the University of Virginia
Institute Board member since 2003
 

 

 

Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Dallas, TX

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Heart Association
Chair, Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Chair, External Advisory Board, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
 

 

 

 

 

Roger Staubach, Dallas, TX

Executive Chairman, Americas Jones, Lang, LaSalle, Inc.
Board Member:
AMR Corporation Board of Trustee
Former NFL Dallas Cowboys quarterback
Institute Board member since 1980
 

 

 

Louis Sullivan, MD, Atlanta, GA

Former Secretary of the US Department of Health & Human Services
Founder and President Emeritus, The Morehouse School of Medicine
Founding President, Association of Minority Health Professions Schools.
Institute Board member since 2003