Marianne Cooper

Marianne Cooper is a sociologist at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University and a contributor to LeanIn.org.

She was the lead researcher for Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.

She is an expert on gender, family life, work, and social inequality. She writes, speaks, and consults about these issues for media outlets, companies, and professional groups such as Amazon, American Express, and Kraft.

Her book, Cut Adrift: Families in Insecure Times, examines how families are coping in an insecure age. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.