Background
III, R. John Cooper was born on March 2, 1942 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Russell John and Cynthia Rhe (Runser) C.
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R. John Cooper III
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Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1964; postgraduate, U. Oslo, 1965; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1968.
Career
Chief law clerk, Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts, Boston, 1968-1969; associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1969-1977; partner, Casey Lane & Mittendorf, New York City, 1977-1982; general counsel video group, Time Inc., New York City, 1982-1984; executive vice president, general counsel, secretary, Young & Rubicam, Inc., New York City, 1984-1994; also board directors, Young & Rubicam, Inc., New York City of counsel, Davis, Weber & Edwards, New York City, since 1995. Board directors Dentsu Young & Rubicam Partnerships, New York City, Tokyo, DWD, Tokyo, Y&R Sovero, Moscow.
Achievements
Membership
Clerk of vestry Christ Church, Short Hills, New Jersey, 1978-1982, lay minister, since 1980. Trustee New Jersey Shakespeare Fest, 1986. Chairman Millburn-Short Hills Cable television Committee, 1986-1994.
Professor Salzburg Seminars, Austria, 1986. President Juniper Point Village Improvement Society, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, since 1997. Member American Bar Association (governing committee, forum commission on sports and entertainment industries 1983-1986), Association Bar City New York (member antitrust and trade regulation committee 1982-1984, corporation law departments committee 1986-1992), American Association Advertising Agilysys (government relations committee 1986-1994).
Connections
Married Unni Irene Langaanes, June 20, 1964. Children— Kirsten Elizabeth, R. John IV.
