Clare Cooper

Clare has an extensive career in arts management which started with the British Council in 1981. From 1991 to 2003 she specialised in development with a portfolio of diverse clients the largest of which was Laban where she led the development of their award winning Hertzog & de Meuron building. In 1999 she moved to set up the capital campaign for Hampstead Theatre's new building.

In 2001, she joined Arts & Business first taking the role of Director of Development and then becoming their first Director of Policy & Communications. She left A&B in 2005 to set up the third phase of MMM.

She has served as a Trustee on the Boards of a number of arts organisations and higher education institutions over the last fifteen years but is now focusing her volunteering in broader community settings.

Clare is a co-founder MMM. She was born and brought up in East Africa and currently lives and works part of the time in Scotland and part of the time in London.