Michele J. Hooper is President and CEO of The Directors’ Council, which consults with corporate boards to increase their independence, effectiveness and diversity.
Previously, Hooper was President and CEO of Voyager Expanded Learning from 1999 to 2000 and of Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc., from 1998 to 1999.
Prior to joining Stadtlander, Hooper was Corporate Vice President of Caremark International Inc. and President of Caremark’s International Business Group.
With more than 25 years of corporate board experience, Hooper is an audit committee financial expert with over 20 years of experience chairing the audit committees of several major companies. She began her career at Baxter International and was President of Baxter Canada, Canada’s largest health care and laboratory supplies company.
Hooper holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago.