Courtney Cooper

Courtney Cooper serves as the Director of Global Public Policy at WhatsApp since 2022 and is an Adjunct Professor focusing on Intelligence and US National Security at the University of Arizona. With a robust background in national security, Courtney is a Term Member and International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previous roles include Manager at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2018 to 2022, a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security in 2018-2019, and Director for Afghanistan at the National Security Council from 2015 to 2017. Career beginnings involved positions as an Analyst at the CIA, Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Courtney holds a MA in International Affairs with a focus on Security from The George Washington University and a Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Arizona.