Cindy Cookson
Cindy Cookson is a vice president of Global Product Line Management at Gates Corporation. She leads the product line strategy, innovation commercialization, and financial performance for the industrial fluid power portfolios.
Cindy has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University and master of science degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from North Carolina State University. She maintains a professional engineering license and is a patent holder. This is Cindy’s first year as a Gates judge.
Graland Country Day School
Graland Country Day School is a private school in Denver, Colorado, serving students in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school. Founded in Denver in 1927, Graland incorporates a rich, experiential learning approach in a traditional classroom setting, emphasizing the development of globally and socially conscious leaders who excel academically.
