Shantella (Shan) Cooper served as the Executive Director of Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), a coalition of leading CEOs focused on critical economic development issues for the City of Atlanta.
Prior to the Atlanta Committee for Progress, Cooper served as Chief Transformation Officer of WestRock Company, a paper and packaging solutions company.
Cooper brings more than 30 years of experience in business operations, human capital management, transformation, enterprise risk management, community affairs and economic development. She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Forward Strategies, LLC, a solutions-focused consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and organization effectiveness.
Cooper is a Trustee of Emory University and Chair of the Grady Health Foundation Board.
Cooper holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and Religion from Emory University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
