Bennington College elects alumnus to board of trustees

Writer and medical technology executive Ciaran Cooper has been elected to the board of trustees at Bennington College, his alma mater.

In 1994, Cooper co-founded the world’s first company to use positron emission tomography in the evaluation of experimental drugs in clinical trials. He has spent the last 30 years in leadership positions at clinical trial services companies, where he continues to help pave new pathways into advancing medicine. He currently serves as president and general manager at Philips Pharma Solutions.