John A. Cooper

John A. (Coop) Cooper has over 25 years of experience in corporate development and strategy. John A. (Coop) began their career in 1995 as Vice President of Corporate Development at HBO&Co, which was later acquired by McKesson. In 1998, they joined Microsoft Corporation as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. In 2000, they became President of ThinkTank LLC, and in 2001 they became Partner and Managing Director at Montgomery & Co., LLC. In 2009, they founded ArchPoint Partners, where they served as Managing Partner. In 2014, they founded Halestreet Investments, LLC and also became Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey. In 2018, they joined Caribu as a Board Director, and in 2019 they joined Play2Pay, Inc. as a Board Director. In 2020, they founded Capital Clarity, where they serve as a Managing Partner and experienced advisor to technology companies in all areas related to capitalization and M&A. John A. (Coop) has completed over 500 buy and sell side transactions for large cap through early stage companies and has strong experience in key growth sectors in information technology including healthcare, human capital, customer relationship and engagement, fintech, and business operations applications and platforms.

John A. (Coop) Cooper obtained a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from the University of Minnesota. John A. (Coop) then completed a Post Graduate Executive Development Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.