TAMMY COOPER
CEO/CHAIRMAN/CFO
TECHNOLOGENT
WHY: Provides edge-to-edge information technology solutions and services for Fortune 1000 companies with Irvine-based IT firm Technologent.
IN THE NEWS: Late last year announced a partnership with ReadyWorks, a digital platform conductor from New York. ReadyWorks’ software boosts Technologent’s capabilities.
NOTABLE: Cooper serves as Technologent’s chief executive, chairman and chief financial officer, and the latter role earned her a CFO of the Year Award last May, when she received an award in the Lifetime Achievement category from the Business Journal. It’s the second recent Business Journal accolade for Cooper; in 2022 she was one of the honorees at the 28th annual Women in Business Awards.
QUOTABLE: “We have created such a collaborative culture that people who recognize what we do in the workforce are drawn to us. We get many, many, many résumés. We’re picky.”
