Hannah Cooper Klein

CO-FOUNDER & Chief Executive Officer

I’m a mission-driven operator who spent the last decade building and scaling a global health data company that partners with governments and funders modernizing healthcare systems across Africa. As CEO, I raised over $30M in funding and led cross-functional teams of data scientists, engineers, and policy experts to design and implement complex digital infrastructure in some of the world’s most challenging, regulated environments.

Prior to founding Cooper/Smith, I served as Team Lead for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality at the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), U.S. Department of State. In this role, I led the development of PEPFAR's first Evaluation Standards of Practice (a unified approach to planning and reporting on evaluations and their findings).  I also worked with country teams and technical experts to develop PEPFAR's 3.0 indicators - pushing for using these data to improve efficiency.

Before joining PEPFAR, I was a Results Specialist at the World Bank. In this role, I led an online community of African civil servants on Managing for Results. I also worked with project teams across the Bank to develop and use metrics and results frameworks, and provided training on results management to both Bank staff and partner governments.  

In addition to my work at the Bank, I was responsible for strategic planning and performance at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs - where I developed metrics to measure Canada's diplomatic work. I also served as Special Assistant to Canada's Minister for International Cooperation and Parliamentary Secretary.

I am on several boards (including serving as Vice-Chair and member of the audit committee), am a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Innovations for Peace & Development, and participate in global health advisory and technical groups. I have published numerous think pieces and blog posts on AI, tech, and global development including in the New York Times.

Born in Boston, raised in Montreal, Canada, I am fluent in French, English, and Italian.  I live in Austin, Texas with my husband, Adam, three children, and various pets.