Jared Cohen
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Jared Andrew Cohen (born November 24, 1981) is an American businessman and presidential historian[1][2] serving as the President of Global Affairs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs, which he joined in August 2022 as a Partner and member of the firm's Management Committee.[3][4][5][6] He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.[7] Previously, he was the founder and the CEO of Jigsaw (formerly Google Ideas).[8][9] Prior to that, he served as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and as an advisor to Condoleezza Rice and later Hillary Clinton.[10] Brought in by Condoleezza Rice as a member of the Policy Planning Staff, he was one of a few staffers that stayed under Hillary Clinton.[11] In this capacity, he focused on counter-terrorism, counter-radicalization, Middle East/South Asia, Internet freedom, and fostering opposition in repressive countries.[12]
Jared Cohen | |
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Born | Jared Andrew Cohen (1981-11-24) November 24, 1981 (age 42) Weston, Connecticut, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stanford University Oxford University |
Employer | Goldman Sachs |
Organization(s) | Goldman Sachs, Council on Foreign Relations |
Known for | Founder and former CEO of Jigsaw at Google |
Spouse | Rebecca Zubaty |
According to The New York Times Magazine, right before his departure Cohen was one of the architects of what was labeled in 2010 as "21st century statecraft" along with Richard Boly and several foreign service officers in the Department of State's Office of eDiplomacy[13][14][15] In 2013, Cohen was named by Time as one of its 100 most influential people.[16]