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Larry Cooley

Advisory Board

Larry Cooley is President Emeritus and Senior Advisor of Management Systems International (MSI) and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.  A specialist in the fields of change management, organizational development, and large-system change, he has served as advisor to cabinet and sub-cabinet officials in 7 US Federal Agencies and more than a dozen foreign countries.

For 11 years, Larry directed the Implementing Policy Change program that provided assistance in change management to senior government officials of more than 40 countries.  In 2002, he co-founded and continues to co-lead a 4700-member global community of practice focused on scaling up development outcomes with members from 77 countries.

Larry is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.  Before founding MSI, Larry worked at the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, Practical Concepts Incorporated, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He serves as a board member for a wide range of non-profit organizations including the Society for International Development (board chair), World Learning (past chair), Elma Philanthropies, and the Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution.  He has served as an adjunct professor or lecturer at Princeton University, John Hopkins University, American University, Georgetown University, and the National War College.