Durell Cooper is one the nation's leading cultural strategists and is the Founder and CEO of Cultural Innovation Group; a boutique consulting agency specializing in systems change and collaborative thought leadership. He is also the creator and host of the web series, Flow. He is also an adjunct instructor at the City College of New York. He is a former Program Officer at the New York City Department of Cultural Affair (DCLA). Prior to joining DCLA, he worked at Lincoln Center Education on multiple social impact projects. Durell graduated from the  Impact Program for Arts Leaders (IPAL) at Stanford University in 2018. Currently, he is a Doctoral candidate at New York University.