TADA25: The Fast and the Curious: Responding to Data Demands in Uncertain Times

Susan Cooper serves as the assistant vice president for data analytics and performance. In her role, she oversees the enterprise data analytics and strategic support team, which is responsible for financial reporting to the board of directors, modeling and projections to support strategic decision-making, campus reporting in the Emory Business Intelligence tool, and ad hoc data requests as needed.

Prior to her current role, Cooper served in various capacities within the university. She participated in the initial finance implementation of the data warehouse, integrating PeopleSoft Financials data into the warehouse and designing operational reporting to replace the nVision reporting system. She also previously held roles in the Emory College finance office and the department of mathematics and computer science.

Cooper has a degree in business administration from the University of Richmond. She has spent most of her career in higher education, previously serving as the executive administrator of the center for advanced surgical and interventional technology at the University of California, Los Angeles.