Brenda Cooper (born August 12, 1960) is an author and futurist[1] who resides in Kirkland, Washington,[2] where she is the Chief Information Officer of the city of Kirkland.
[3][4] She has co-written various short stories with Larry Niven and has written ten novels.
[5] Brenda was educated at California State University, Fullerton, where she earned a BA in Management Information Systems.
She is also pursuing an MFA at StoneCoast, a program of the University of Southern Maine.
Brenda lives in Woodinville, Washington with her family and three dogs.