Michele J. Hooper is a co-founder and Managing Partner of The Directors' Council which specializes in corporate board of director recruitment and board advisory services. Ms Hooper serves on the boards of directors of PPG Industries, Inc., Warner Music Group (WMG), and AstraZeneca PLC. She chairs the Audit Committees for PPG and WMG. Ms. Hooper recently retired as Chair of the Audit Committee and board member of Target Corporation, and previously was a board member of Seagram Company Ltd and DaVita Corporation. Ms. Hooper is a board member, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and President, NACD Chicago Chapter. She is a commissioner on the 2004, 2005 and 2007 NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions on governance. Ms Hooper is a frequent speaker on governance and audit committee issues. She is a member of several advisory and not for profit organizations including Center for Disease Control Foundation, The Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network.

Previously, Ms Hooper served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Voyager Expanded Learning and of Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc. Prior to joining Stadtlander, Ms. Hooper was Corporate Vice President, Caremark International Inc and President of the Caremark International Business Group.

Ms. Hooper earned an MBA at the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.