From Acting to AI: a Tech CEO's Journey from the Stage to the Boardroom with Cooper Harris

Cooper Harris is an American entrepreneur currently the CEO & founder of Klickly, a payments platform. Kilckly’s proprietary, full-funnel consumer data engine leverages AI and billions of events, mapped to millions of consumers, to unlock commerce insights and revenue for brands.

Cooper will be speaking about her experience entering and leading in the AI/tech field as part of Science and Society’s Science, Technology, Ethics, and Leadership tech practicum course.

Join the talk from 5:45-6:45 this Wednesday, September 11 in Gross Hall 230C.

About Our Speaker:
A Hillsborough native and UNC grad, Harris had a career as an actress on such TV shows like Young and the Restless and As the World Turns, among others.

During her stint on Young and the Restless, Cooper became interested in entrepreneurship and started attending hackathons. Harris stated that she was interested in a field that would allow both creativity and the ability to control her own destiny.

Previously, as the Executive Director of the Oasis Foundation, Cooper oversaw initiatives to foster innovation & entrepreneurship. She is also a mentor at Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), which teaches kids entrepreneurship in schools. Cooper speaks on being a Woman in Tech and the intersection of Entertainment & Tech.

Cooper lives in Hillsborough with her husband and two children.