Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University | Founder of Appreciative Inquiry

David is the Professor of Appreciative Inquiry at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. David serves as faculty Director of the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit.

David is best known for his pioneering theory on Appreciative Inquiry and has served as advisor to senior executives in business and societal leadership roles, including projects with five Presidents and Nobel Laureates such as William Jefferson Clinton, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan and others.

In 2017 David received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the OD Network. Uniting theory and practice, Cooperrider has served as strategic advisor to a wide variety of organizations including Apple, Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, National Grid, Fairmount Minerals, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Sherwin Williams, Dealer Tire, Wal-Mart as well as American Red Cross, American Hospital Association, Cleveland Clinic, United Way.