Kris Cooper has over thirty years' experience in planning, human resource management, marketing, training and consultancy roles, mainly in senior leadership. She has facilitated countless leadership development programmes and coached hundreds of people, from CEOs to specialist staff members. She is a regular facilitator for executive education programmes at the University of Otago, and has taught on MBA programmes at Otago and the University of Canterbury. Kris likes to support and challenge clients to be the best they can be, and to see people and organisations setting and achieving their goals.

Kris has an MCom with a thesis on the impact of CEO leadership style on strategy adoption. She is a distinguished fellow of Human Resources New Zealand, a chartered member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and an accredited mediator.

She lives in Rangiora with her partner, dog and cat. Her family and two adult sons have brought welcome perspective to her work and life.