Nate Cooper

Nate Cooper is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Vice President Legal at Wind River, a position held since January 2006, with prior roles as Sr. Director, Deputy General Counsel and Legal Director, IP & Licensing. In these roles, Nate Cooper has specialized in complex software licensing, governmental contracting, and compliance programs, while managing a global contracts and licensing team. Cooper's previous experience includes consulting for PeopleSoft/Oracle, focusing on contract negotiations for IT transactions, and serving as Legal Services and Education Coordinator for California Lawyers for the Arts, where duties involved managing legal services for artists and developing educational programs. Additionally, Nate Cooper gained early legal experience as an Associate at Latham & Watkins. Nate Cooper holds a JD from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law and a BA in Political Science from UC San Diego.