Gabriel Cooper, MA, has been leading group process experiences in various settings for nearly 40 years. Early in his career, Gabriel led large groups of up to one hundred participants in business development and conflict resolution sessions using a consensus-based decision making model. More recently, he has taught interpersonal skills since 1997 to Stanford MBA students through facilitating small groups in the renowned course, Interpersonal Dynamics, and has had the same role for similar courses at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and the University of San Fransisco School of Law. Previously he taught or served as a teaching assistant in the Psychology, Business, and Humanities Departments at Sonoma State and San Diego State Universities.
After receiving his MA in Organization Development from Sonoma State University, Gabriel served as a Senior Business Consultant at Kaiser Permanente focusing on change management, training, and business process improvement. As an independent consultant, he had an extensive client list including local and national businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and federal government agencies. He was Chief Operating Officer at a small, socially responsible investment firm, and later worked as an investment and insurance advisor for a decade. As a young man, Gabriel managed several consumer-owned grocery cooperatives, one of which quadrupled its annual sales in two years under his leadership.
In addition to facilitating and coaching, Gabriel is currently working on a Doctoral Project that will culminate in his receiving a Psy.D. degree toward licensure as a psychologist. He plans to continue teaching and consulting as well as build a private practice in psychotherapy with a focus on couples, families and groups.
After receiving his MA in Organization Development from Sonoma State University, Gabriel served as a Senior Business Consultant at Kaiser Permanente focusing on change management, training, and business process improvement. As an independent consultant, he had an extensive client list including local and national businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and federal government agencies. He was Chief Operating Officer at a small, socially responsible investment firm, and later worked as an investment and insurance advisor for a decade. As a young man, Gabriel managed several consumer-owned grocery cooperatives, one of which quadrupled its annual sales in two years under his leadership.
In addition to facilitating and coaching, Gabriel is currently working on a Doctoral Project that will culminate in his receiving a Psy.D. degree toward licensure as a psychologist. He plans to continue teaching and consulting as well as build a private practice in psychotherapy with a focus on couples, families and groups.