Background
Cooper, Roger Merlin was born on February 25, 1943 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. Son of Dean P. and Bette Jane Cooper.
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Cooper, Roger Merlin was born on February 25, 1943 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States. Son of Dean P. and Bette Jane Cooper.
Bachelor of Science, U. Utah, 1964. Modern Sciences and Arts, George Washington University, 1970. Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California.
Graduate, Federal Executives Institute U. Utah, 1980, Harvard University Kennedy School Government, 1984.
Master"s licensed United States Coast Guard. Manager systems programming Larwin Group, Beverly Hills, California, 1973-1974.
Chief teleprocessing section United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, 1974-1976, chief, information technical division, 1976-1977, director Office Automated Systems Development, Macon, Georgia, 1977-1978. Assistant director United States Office Personnel.
Management, Washington, 1979-1982.
Director medical information resources management officeVA, Washington, 1982-1985. Deputy assistant secretary for information systems Treasury Department, Washington, 1985-1988. Deputy administrator Farmers Home Administration, 1988-1991.
Deputy assistant attorney general information management Department Justice, 1991-1995.
Vice president I-NET Incorporated., Bethesda, Maryland., 1995-1996. Director information technical Fairfax CountyPub.
School Sys., 1996. President, Chief Executive Officer The Cooper Group, Limited.
Member Coun.of Prins., National Communications Systems. Member of advisory board FTS2000.
Chairman.Nat. Computer Security and Privacy Board.
Executive Board Inter-agency Council on Information Resources Management, Federal Micro Advisory Board. Active Federal Information Center Advisory Council, Federal Information Research Policy Council, Federal Data Centers Directors
Conference. Board directors Armed Forces Electronics, Naval Liaison Office.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1964-1969. Captain United States Naval Reserve.
Manager system programming Larwin Group, Beverly Hills, California, 1973-1974. Chief teleprocessing section United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, 1974-1976, chief information technical division, 1976-1977. Director Office Automated Systems Development, Macon, Georgia, 1977-1978.
Assistant director United States Office Personnel Management, Washington, 1979-1982. Director medical information resources management office VA, 1982-1985. Deputy assistant secretary for information system United States Department Treasury, 1985-1988.
Deputy administrator Farmers Home Administration, 1988-1991. Deputy assistant attorney general information management United States Department Justice, 1991-1995. Vice president I-NET Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, 1995-1996.
Director information technical Fairfax County Public School Systems, Alexandria, Virginia, 1996—2002. Chief Executive Officer Cooper Group, Ltd., since 2002. Chief Executive Officer The Cooper Group, Ltd.
Member Council of Principals, National Communications Systems, Council School Networks. Member advisory board FTS2000. Chairman National Computer Security and Privacy Board.
Executive board Inter-agency Council on Information Resources Management, Federal Micro Advisory Board. Active Federal Information Center Advisory Council, Federal Information Research Policy Council, Federal Data Centers Directors Conference. Board directors Naval Liaison Office.
Member Consortium for School Networking. Member Dell Education Council.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1964-1969. Captain United States Naval Reserve. Member of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (board directors).
Married Erica Feuer; children: Gregory Joseph, Lisa Jane.