Kate Cooper

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Honorary Professor of Practice at Harper Adams University

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Kate Cooper is a specialist in societal preparedness and crisis management, serving as an Honorary Professor at Harper Adams University and a Visiting Fellow at Aston University. She founded scenarios. org. uk and was the longtime Executive Director of the Birmingham Food Council. She holds an MSc from Aston University.

Describing herself as a pragmatist rather than a "foodie, " Kate is a community builder focused on systems-level change. She is passionate about making complex scientific and policy issues accessible to the public through creative mediums, believing that engagement is key to building resilience and shaping the future.

Unique fact: Kate commissioned a musical about food crime to communicate the key findings of a formal government report.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Challenger

Fast Follower

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Societal Preparedness
Her work with scenarios. org. uk involves authoring reports on preparing for and navigating major societal shifts, a theme reflected in her recent social media posts.
Food System Resilience
As the former Executive Director of the Birmingham Food Council, her work focused on risks and threats to local and global food supply systems.
Crisis Management
She is a Visiting Professional Fellow at Aston University's Crisis Management Centre and speaks at events on the topic of leading through crises.

Media Appearances

Professor named Chair of Red Tractor Beef and Lamb Technical Advisory Committee. Featured in Harper Adams University – News

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Professors launch year with farming conference appearances. Featured in Harper Adams University – Blog

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Work History

3-2026
Honorary Professor of Practice at Harper Adams University
10-2025
Founder at scenarios.org.uk
9-2020 - 1-2026
Visiting Professional Fellow at Aston Business School
6-2014 - 12-2025
Director at Birmingham Food Council CIC
2011 - 2017
Founder at Science Forward

Education

1984 - 1985
MSc from Aston University
1980 - 1981
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from The Open University

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Insights For Selling To Kate

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kate is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kate

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kate move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Kate take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Kate

Personality Compatibility


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