Garrett (Gary) Cooper is Chief Operating Officer for Ambassador Enterprises and is a member of Ambassador’s Senior Executive Team. Gary holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and came to Ambassador Enterprises from Taylor University. Prior to that, Gary was at the Lincoln Financial Group where he led a team responsible for the investment and risk management of portfolios exceeding $40 billion.
At Taylor University, Gary served as a faculty member in the business program. He was also Director of Taylor’s Institute for Organizational Effectiveness, a program designed to increase the capacity of leaders in the nonprofit sector. He currently serves on the boards of the Cell Therapy Foundation and Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. In addition, he serves as an elder at his home church, Blackhawk Ministries.
Gary earned his MBA from Arizona State University and his B.S. in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, graduating magna cum laude. He and his wife Jennifer have been married for 34 years and have three grown children.