Michele J. Hooper is President and CEO at The Directors’ Council, a firm that specializes in corporate board of director recruitment and board advisory services. Hooper previously served as president and CEO of Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc. Before that she was appointed corporate vice president, Caremark International Inc., and president of the International Business Group. She has held various senior management positions at Baxter International, including president of Baxter Canada.

Hooper currently serves on the boards of directors of three corporations and chairs the audit committees for two. She is on the board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and is president of NACD, Chicago Chapter.

Hooper holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago.