Jeffrey Paul Cooper-Smith

Background

Cooper-Smith, Jeffrey Paul was born on July 12, 1951 in New Haven. Son of Robert Ernest and Marilyn C.-S.

Education

Bachelor in Botany and Biology summa cum laude, Pomona College, 1974; Master of Arts in Botany, Duke U., 1978; postgraduate, Duke U./Cornell Univercity, 1974-1978; Master of Business Administration in Financial and Marketing, University of Chicago, 1985.

Career

Science instructor, Costa Rica Academy, San Antonio de Belén, 1978-1980; professor School Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica, 1980-1982; analyzer promotional programs, Citibank, United States of America, Chicago, 1984; business development associate, ICI Americans, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1985-1987; manager capital planning, S.E. Bank (National Association), Miami, Florida, 1987-1989; commercial services manager, National Starch & Chemical (Unilever), Bridgewater, New Jersey, 1990-1991; executive director, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, since 1992. Consultant reforestation project Ministry Environmental, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1979.

Achievements

• Jeffrey Paul Cooper-Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Botanic garden administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Red Cross, Costa Rica, 1978-1982. Member International Council of Museum, American Association Museum, Bat Conservation International, Organisation Tropical Studies, Nature Conservancy.

Interests

• Avocations: music, gardening, swimming, natural history, foreign cultures.

Connections

Married Maria de los Angeles Gonzalez Alvarado, 1981 (divorced 1995). 1 child, Brandon Andrés.

Father:

Robert Ernest C.-S.

Mother:

Marilyn C.-S.

Spouse:

Maria de los Angeles Gonzalez Alvarado

child:

Brandon Andrés Cooper-Smith