Larry Cooley is President Emeritus and Senior Advisor of Management Systems International (MSI), an 800-person international consulting firm he founded in 1981, and holds an appointment as Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. A specialist in the fields of change management, organizational development, and large system change, he has served as advisor to cabinet and sub-cabinet officials in 7 US Federal Agencies and over a dozen foreign countries.

For 11 years, Larry directed the Implementing Policy Change program that provided assistance in change management to senior government officials of more than 40 countries. In 2002, he co-founded and continues to co-lead a 4200-member global community of practice focused on scaling up development outcomes with members from 77 countries.