Janet Katherine Cooper is on the board of The Toro Co., Lennox International, Inc., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Inc. and Girls Hope of Pittsburgh, Inc. Ms. Cooper previously occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP-Administration at McData Corp., Treasurer & Senior Vice President at Qwest Communications International, Inc., Treasurer & Vice President-Tax at The Quaker Oats Co., Vice President-Finance, Controller & Treasurer at US West, Inc. and Treasurer & Senior Vice President at CenturyLink Communications LLC.

She received an undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago, an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.