Dr. Robert G. Cooper is ISBM Distinguished Research Fellow at Pennsylvania State University and Professor Emeritus at McMaster University in Canada. The author of several books, he is a fellow of the Product Development and Management Association since 1999. Dr. Robert G. Cooper is ISBM Distinguished Research Fellow at Pennsylvania State University and Professor Emeritus at McMaster University in Canada. The author of several books, he is a fellow of the Product Development and Management Association since 1999.