Axel Cooley

About Axel Cooley

Bio: Axel is a public figure & rare breed reckoned for her work in 30 nations with shocking insight into multiple sectors • She’s a product of the global nucleus of innovation: Canada’s Tech Epicenter• In 2013, she partnered with the owner of N. America\'s largest Auto group giving her insight into 29 commodities and access to the global Auto industry; she learned how major contracts are structured and executed. She serves on the Board of Automotive Women’s Alliance.• In 2015, she was sought-after to navigate the US Defense sector under the direction of the 1st woman president of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) & a Woman-Minority-Veteran-owned FTZ that served every Govt agency (NASA, Army, DOE, DOI, Coast Guard, Air Force, etc). In so, she learned the intricacies of govt contract writing, global logistics, and foreign trade zones; Selected to join Washington’s import/export council & teach the auto sector how to reduce landed costs; Elected as Director of Communication for Women in Defense. • Prior to this, Axel collaborated in 30 nations conducting investigative reports, press conferences, interviews with world’s top media: CNN, BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Discovery, NatGeo, Telemundo, Univision, AP, EFE, Reuters, Time, Newsweek, Miami Herald, and more. She created a media platform to reach reporters in 7 languages• Axel has an acute ability in strategic development, marketing, business development, operational excellence• Equipped with global connections and an unmatched ability to structure contracts earned her the name “Little Giant” in 30 nations• Axel was key in the establishment of a Foundation to expose 10 Million crimes against children & women worldwide• During the COVID-19 pandemic, global leaders and their legal teams turned to Axel for assistance to procure commodities. Her bold direction & global connections played a key role in facilitating negotiations and structuring deals under state of emergency.• She now serves as Director of Marketing, Association of the US Army -AOD. ABOUT AXEL Axel attended Canada’s #1 innovation university, UW and graduated from WLU, a top business school in the nation. Here, she earned a HBBA, majoring in Finance, minoring in Marketing. The high-standards of Corporate Canada were instilled within her upon securing positions with finance giant Goldman Sachs, OpenText (Canada\'s #1 software company), PepsiCo, ON Semiconductor & more. This means a transparent, “for-purpose” business approach, pushing limits to manifest greatness in all undertakings.

Experience

1. Board of Directors - Automotive (Chair of Marketing)

   Automotive Women\'s Alliance

   Oct 2019 — Present · MI, US

   Based in the Global Epicenter of Mobility, the Automotive Women\'s Alliance is committed to advance and empower women in the automotive industry.

Education

• Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University

  Bachelor's Degree, Honors Bachelor of Business Administration [Co-op Option]; Finance major, Marketing minor

  1999 — 2003

• ACE - Lutherwood (Canada’s Technology Corridor)

  Business Plan Development, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

• University of Waterloo

  Canada's #1 Innovation and Engineering University