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Portrait of Shantella E. Cooper

Shantella E. Cooper

Board role

Independent Director · Southern Company (NYSE: SOMN)

Board role

Director · SouthState Bank Corp (NYSE: SSB)

Board role

Independent Director · Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE)

Southern Company (NYSE: SOMN)

Independent Director · Current mandate

Director · Board · Executive
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Record reviewed
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alpha:person:shantella-e-cooper
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

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Shantella E. Cooper

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Canonical entityalpha:person:shantella-e-cooper
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/shantella-e-cooper
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims16
Claims under review0
Evidence records10
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-24T23:38:01.914644+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Shantella E. Cooper
  • Display name: Shantella E. Cooper

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Independent Director at Southern Company. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:2.
  • Director at SouthState Bank Corp. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:5.
  • Independent Director at Intercontinental Exchange. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:4.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:7, alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:6.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:7, alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:10.
  • Serves on the board of The Southern Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:6, alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:8.
  • Serves on the board of SouthState Bank Corp. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:9.

Board role

  • Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1, alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:3.

Committee assignments

  • No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:7.
  • Committee assignments: Business Security and Resiliency, Compensation and Talent Development, Nominating/Governance. Valid from: 2026-04-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.
  • Committee assignments: Risk Committee, Compensation Committee. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:3.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.

Executive company

  • Executive at Journey Forward Strategies, LLC. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:shantella-e-cooper:1.

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LeadershipPUBLISHED
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GovernancePUBLISHED
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OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
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