Brian Cooper | Chief Executive Officer

I joined A Glimmer of Hope Foundation in May 2008. Officially, I’m the CEO but I prefer the title Chief Dot Connector. It is my responsibly to lead the strategy, growth and execution for our operations in the US and Ethiopia. I enjoy problem solving and extending my dot connecting to include the ways that different people and organizations can get involved and contribute in a meaningful way.

Before joining A Glimmer of Hope, I was a serial entrepreneur having founded and led software companies for 20 years. Most recently, I was CEO and Chairman of Affiniscape, a Software As A Service provider in the web content management market. Before Affiniscape, I was a partner with Texas Edge, an angel investment and advisory firm formed to invest in companies and mentor them in developing their strategies and business models, raising capital and successfully managing growth. In 1998, I founded Lombardi Software which was born from the desire to address the inefficiencies in enterprise business processes and collaboration. In January 2010, Lombardi Software was acquired by IBM.

I hail from Sydney, Australia (Manly Beach, to be specific) and now live in Austin with my wife Karen and our two children – Ellie (14) and Ethan (11). While my heart is still in Sydney (the world’s best city, IMHO), I feel very fortunate to live in another of the best cities in the world. Family time is precious to me. When time permits I love to play golf and tennis.

I have always felt that I am on this earth to serve. I feel like everything I have learned to date has been in preparation for this role. It is such a blessing to be a part of this amazing organization and I am thankful everyday for the opportunity to serve in such an effective and tangible way with a team of amazing people and partners.

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how to respond to them.Epictetus