Barbara L. Cooper Consulting LLC - Manhattan Beach, CA since Jan 2013
President
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Torrance, CA Dec 1996 - Jan 2012
Group VP & CIO North America - Retired
MicroAge 1994 - 1996
CIO
Maricopa County 1991 - 1994
CIO & County Manager
American Express 1985 - 1991
Vice President
Education:
University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway 1971 - 1972
Advanced Studies, Language, History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1968 - 1971
BS, Education (History & Geography)
The University of North Dakota 1966 - 1968
Central High Grand Forks 1964 - 1966
HS Diploma
Skills:
Executive Coaching Strategic Planning IT Transformation IT Strategy IT Solutions IT Audit Information Technology Strength Training Vendor Management Training Organizational Development Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Design Crisis Management
Honor & Awards:
Top 100 Women in Computing in 1996, Computerworld's Premier IT Leaders in 2001, the CIO 100 Award in 2005 from CIO Magazine. Ziff Davis' CIO Insight's ranked her sixth of the top 100 global CIOs in 2007 and CIO Magazine's Executive Council awarded her the Distinguished Member Award for Most Valuable Content for 2007. Also recognized for her automotive industry achievements including three Automotive News awards for the 100 Leading Women in the automotive industry in 2000, 2005,2007 and 2010. She was elected to the CIO Hall of Fame in 2007. Recognized in April 2008, by the Global CIO Executive Summit's & Leadership Network, receiving the Top 10 Leaders and Innovators Award honoring outstanding IT and business leaders.