Joli Cooper is an accomplished leader and board director with over 30 years of global business experience.
She is currently the Founding Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Atlanta, a venture philanthropy fund committed to investing in evidence-based social innovations that address barriers to economic mobility for low-wealth families in metro Atlanta. Prior to joining GreenLight Fund, she was a founding member of CSW Private Equity Investments, a private equity firm specializing in buyouts, recapitalizations and growth capital financing in middle market companies, serving on the Board of Directors of privately-held Berkshire Blanket, Sqwincher Corporation, and H20+ Plus. She currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Topspin Consumer Partners.
Joli’s career as an operating executive includes domestic and international marketing and general management roles at Nestle, Tropicana, Seagram and Vitality Beverages, Inc. She launched new products in Latin America, led global marketing initiatives in the United Kingdom and was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Pasco Brands, once the largest private label juice manufacturer is the United States. Additionally, Joli was honored to serve as 25th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, the oldest African American family organization dedicated to improving the lives of all children in the United States with over 260 chapters and 40,000 family members.
Committed to her community, Joli currently serves on the board of Center for Employment Opportunities; Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative and Westside Works. Joli holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, where she was awarded the Distinguished Alumna Award from Wharton Women in Business in 2002 for her professional excellence and many philanthropic contributions.
Joli is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the proud Mother of three adult children, Ashley, Alana and Anthony, Jr.