Alan Cooper is an American religious scholar and former musician who was the provost of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), an academic institution that teaches Jewish studies and one of the centers for Conservative Judaism.
[1] Cooper graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1971 and went on to do his graduate work at Yale University, where he obtained a Master of Philosophy and PhD in religious studies.
[7][8] Cooper served on the faculties of McMaster University and Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.
[9] In 1997, he was appointed to a position at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
His dual appointment has been described as a major step in strengthening ties between the two seminaries.