Mark Cooper - Host City speaker

Mark Cooper

Position: Senior Consultant, JTA

After earning an invitation to GB trials for rowing while at the University of London, Mark Cooper’s 25-year career in sport began with a key policy-making role alongside the Rt Hon Lord Pendry of Stalybridge, then Opposition Spokesman on Sport. While supporting Tom Pendry, Mark played a major role in influencing key decisions that have had a transformative impact on British sport, including the use of National Lottery funds for individual athlete support and Labour’s 1997 manifesto commitment to bid for and host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.  

Mark’s subsequent experience includes a stint as Head of Communications for the Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee, where his responsibilities included crisis preparedness together with strategies and messaging around hosting and legacy. 

Mark is currently a Senior Consultant at JTA, the Olympic Movement’s leading communications agency, where he supports clients on issues ranging from brand positioning to campaign strategy, and from crisis communications to social media.