Gary Cohn
Before serving in the White House, Mr. Cohn was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 2006-2016. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 and held a number of other leadership positions including the Global Co-Head of the Equities and Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division. He was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee.
Mr. Cohn invests across the cybersecurity, block chain infrastructure, regulatory technology and medical technology sectors. He serves on the boards of Abyrx, Hoyos Integrity, Indago, Spring Labs and Starling and is the Chairman of the Board of Pallas Advisors. In September 2020, Mr. Cohn partnered with Clifton S. Robbins to launch Cohn Robbins Holding Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) aimed at acquisitions in the consumer, software and fintech sectors. Mr. Cohn also serves on the Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee (SRAC) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Mr. Cohn has long been dedicated to advancing healthcare and education. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of NYU Langone Health and serves on the Board of Overseers of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. In 2019 Mr. Cohn was a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
Mr. Cohn lives in New York with his wife and three daughters. He received his undergraduate degree from American University in 1982.
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C-SPAN — Gary Cohn on U.S. Economy Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn joined American University for a virtual discussion on the state of the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Cohn said the country’s economy was in a “precarious” position despite the stock market largely returning to pre-pandemic levels. He said the stock market, which is heavily weighted by large corporations, does not reflect the Main Street economy. He also said that Congress would likely have to provide further stimulus for small businesses as well as relief to state governments who have borne most of the costs of responding to the pandemic. American University President Sylvia Burwell, who served as Health and Human Services secretary under the Obama administration, also participated in the discussion.
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CNBC — Former top Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn hasn’t decided whether to vote for Biden or the president
Former Trump economic advisor, Gary Cohn, spoke to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss his views on the current U.S. economic outlook and what steps need to be taken to help facilitate economic recovery going forward. Click here to read the full article.
CNBC — Former top Trump economic advisor Gary Cohn hasn’t decided whether to vote for Biden or the president
Former Trump economic advisor, Gary Cohn, spoke to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street to discuss his views on the current U.S. economic outlook and what steps need to be taken to help facilitate economic recovery going forward. Click here to read the full article.
Reuters — Ex-Trump adviser Cohn, Robbins raises extra $108 million for blank-check company
Gary Cohn, the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and investor Clifton S. Robbins have upped the funds raised for their blank-check acquisition company, Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp CRHC_u.N, to $828 million, according to a person familiar with the...
Bloomberg — Gary Cohn’s Blank-Check Firm Said to Raise $720 Million in IPO
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp., a blank-check company backed by Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. president and economic adviser to President Donald Trump, has upsized its U.S. initial public offering. Click here to read the full article.
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