Nekisa Cooper

VP, Content at MasterClass

Nekisa Cooper has worked in various roles and companies throughout their career. Nekisa started their career as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Richmond from June 1999 to August 2000. Nekisa then interned as a Brand Management Intern for Glade at SC Johnson & Son, Inc from May 2001 to August 2001.

Cooper then worked as an Associate Product Manager at Colgate Palmolive from June 2002 to March 2005. Nekisa then worked as a Marketing Manager for At Home Dermatology at L'Oreal from August 2005 to March 2006.

Nekisa joined GE as part of the Experienced Commercial Leadership Program from July 2006 to July 2007. Cooper then co-founded and worked as a Creative Producer at Northstar Pictures Inc from July 2007 to April 2013.

From December 2013 to November 2014, they served as the Director of Marketing at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. Cooper then worked as a Line Producer & Post Supervisor at Ogilvy from November 2014 to July 2016.

Nekisa worked as an Executive Producer on a freelance basis from April 2013 to August 2016. Nekisa then joined MasterClass as the VP of Production & Post from August 2016 to October 2019. Cooper then became the VP of Content at MasterClass from November 2019 to January 2023. Nekisa currently holds the position of an Advisor at MasterClass, starting in February 2023.

Nekisa Cooper began their education at William & Mary, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree from 1994 to 1999. Nekisa'smajor field of study was Government, with a minor in Japanese Studies. After completing their undergraduate studies, they furthered their education at Clark Atlanta University, from 2000 to 2002, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration degree specializing in Marketing.

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