Board of Trustees

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

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

• Owner and Chairman of the Atlanta Falcons
• Chairman of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
• Co-founder of Home Depot
• 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
• 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

Ray L. Hunt, Dallas, TX

• Chairman & CEO, 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

• Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Cooper Clinic
• Director of Clinical Research, Cooper Clinic
• Institute Board member since 2007

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
• Institute Board member since 2011

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