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Edith Cooper

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Member Board Of Directors at Amazon
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Edith Cooper is a pioneering business executive who, after a 30-year career at Goldman Sachs where she was a Partner and Global Head of Human Capital Management, co-founded Medley. She holds an A.B. from Harvard and serves on the boards of Amazon and PepsiCo.

Beyond her corporate roles, she is deeply involved in arts and culture, serving as a trustee for the Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is a mother of three and values creating environments where people can thrive.

After her distinguished Wall Street career, she co-founded the group coaching platform Medley with her daughter, Jordan Taylor.

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Experience
43 Years
Current Role
Member Board Of Directors
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Edith shows up

Curious But Skeptical
Friendly But Slow
Requires Proof

They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Edith cares about

Leadership Development
Co-founded Medley, a group coaching platform designed to help professionals grow and develop their leadership skills in a collaborative environment.
Human Capital
Spent decades leading Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs, focusing on recruitment, talent development, and organizational culture for thousands of employees globally.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Member Board Of Directors
Amazon
9-2021
Member Board Of Directors
PepsiCo
9-2018
Co-Founder
Medley
2-2018 - 8-2021
Independent Board Director
Slack
1-2018
Senior Director
Goldman Sachs
In the press

Media appearances

Leading with Humanity: A conversation with Amazon board member Edith Cooper. Featured in AWS Executive Insights
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A Medley for a Better You: A Conversation with Edith Cooper and Jordan Taylor. Featured in Goldman Sachs
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Education
1983 - 1986
Education details unavailable
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
1979 - 1983
A.B.
Harvard University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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