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Cobb Chamber
President & CEO
William A. Cooper
William A. “Bill” Cooper became President and CEO of the
Cobb Chamber of Commerce March 1, 1999.
A Cobb County Commissioner since 1991, Cooper resigned his District
1 west post and took early retirement from his job as a
Delta Air Lines pilot and instructor.
Cooper is a past chair of the Georgia Association of Chamber of
Commerce Executives and serves on the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce Governmental Affairs Council. He has
participated in the Atlanta Regional Commission’s
Regional Leadership Institute, is active in Marietta
Kiwanis and serves on boards for the United Way in Cobb
and WellStar Foundation. He previously served on the
Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau Board and is
actively serving on the advisory board for the Tommy
Nobis Center.
A former U.S. Air Force pilot, he also has experience as a business
owner and real estate sales associate.
Born in Pasadena, California in 1942, Cooper is a graduate of the
University of California at Berkley with a degree in
political science and international relations. He has
lived in Cobb County since 1988.
Cooper and his wife Diane live in Marietta. They have five children
and 17 grandchildren.
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