As Deloitte’s vice chair of External DEI, Terri Cooper focuses on fostering Deloitte’s external brand and helping to drive market-facing efforts. A principal in Deloitte’s US Consulting practice, Cooper has spent more than two decades in leadership and strategic advisory roles in the life sciences and health care industries. Most recently, she served as Deloitte’s Global Healthcare Sector leader in the United States. Before becoming a consultant, she spent eight years in the pharmaceutical industry. Cooper serves on the strategic advisory board for the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership and on the board of advisors for Catalyst. Cooper frequently participates at industry conferences, speaking on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as on issues affecting the life sciences and health care industry. Crain’s has listed her among the New York Notable Women in Accounting (2019). She was a panelist for the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.