Kenneth H. Cooper MD, MPH

A visionary, entrepreneur, and preventive medicine pioneer and physician, Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, worked with NASA to develop a conditioning program for astronauts to use while weightless in space, trained the 1970 Brazilian soccer team to World Cup victory, and helped remove trans fats from the American diet, which began with Frito-Lay snacks. With his groundbreaking health and wellness research through the past fifty-five years, he is credited with impacting millions of people to lead healthier, more active lives. Dr. Cooper earned his medical degree from The University of Oklahoma and his Master of Public Health from Harvard University. As Founder and Chairman of Cooper Clinic/Cooper Aerobics Center and Chairman Emeritus of the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute, he resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife of sixty-five years.

He credits his success to divine intervention, saying, “God has had his hand on my life,” helping millions lead healthier, more active lives. This husband, father, and grandfather had no idea the impact he would have on the world, as his plan was finite, but God’s plan was infinite.