Matt Cooper

As President and CEO of NAGPS, Matt provides strategic leadership and management of the Association and communicates the NAGPS vision and mission to members, partners, legislators and the public.
 
Matt currently serves as President of UNT's Graduate Student Council and serves as a member of several campus entities including the Student Union Board of Directors and the Recreational Sports Advisory Board.  Also at UNT, Matt practices his professional passion: promoting transparency, accountability and objectivity through analytical decision-making within higher education. While working with UNT's Toulouse Graduate School and the College of Arts & Sciences, Matt brings a business-oriented skill set to issues in higher education administration.
 
Matt is pursuing MBA and MS degrees at the University of North Texas, specializing in Decision Sciences and Accounting, respectively. Before attending UNT, he earned a BS in Psychology and Economics from Sam Houston State University.