Aaron Cooley

Aaron Cooley is the Creator and Executive Producer of Showtime's upcoming event series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford. Aaron previously served as Head of Development for legendary director Joel Schumacher for more than a decade, while also writing screenplays and teleplays for Netflix, Lionsgate, MGM, A Band Apart, and many other companies. His first novel Shaken, Not Stirred was named one of the Best Books of the Year by IndieReader.com. A native of Portland, Oregon and graduate of Yale, Aaron now lives in Los Angeles with Whitney and Beatrix.