Keith Cooper
Chief Executive Officer of Connotate, Keith Cooper brings more than 20 years of experience to Connotate with a proven record of successfully leading innovative technology companies to rapid growth and exceptional value. Recent leadership roles include serving as President of Carbonite, an online backup company; CEO at webHancer Corporation, a company Cooper led and successfully sold to Microsoft; and CEO of FaxNet, specialist in messaging solutions for large telecom companies, and acquired by Critical Path.
A graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard College, Keith serves on the Content Division Board of Directors of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and is Chairman of the Harvard Rugby Alumni Association.
Articles by Keith Cooper:
Big Data - Where are the Boundaries?
Tuesday, 7th May 2013
Big data is, by definition, big. But what do we mean by "big"? Keith Cooper, CEO of Connotate, explains how setting boundaries and having clear business goals is essential when working on big data projects.
The Importance of Context in Search and Big Data
Monday, 29th April 2013
Keith Cooper provides an insight into web data extraction and monitoring in the field of big data and explains how unstructured big data can be turned into actionable information. He also explains the importance of context in search and why narrowing the field of enquiry produces the most relevant data for subsequent analysis.
Register for our next Community session:
![]()
Team demand and AI
22nd January 2026
Latest on our YouTube channel:![]()
Read on the Blog:
December 2025 update
3rd December 2025
- Team roles and AI (Community) 26th February 2026
- Team demand and AI (Community) 22nd January 2026
- Transforming knowledge management at BASF – GenAI and the evolution of QKnows (Community) 10th December 2025