Arshay Cooper

Arshay Cooper is a rower, bestselling, and award-winning author, a two-time Golden Oar recipient for his contributions to the sport of rowing, a motivational speaker, and the protagonist of the film A Most Beautiful Thing, based on his memoir as the captain of America’s first All-Black high school rowing team. Arshay is the co-founder of the national award-winning nonprofit, the A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund, which introduces thousands of under-resourced youth to the sport of rowing around the world.