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Andy Cohn (March 15, 1974) is an American music, media and branding executive based in New York City. The Long Island native attended the University of Indiana where he studied journalism. Cohn is President and Publisher of the music and lifestyle magazine The FADER.

Background
Cohn graduated from Indiana University's Ernie Pyle School in 1996 with a degree in journalism. During the summer following his junior year of college, Cohn got an internship at Spin Magazine where he was first introduced to the business side of publishing. Upon graduating, he was hired full time by Spin as Advertising and Marketing Assistant, eventually moving into the role of Music and Entertainment Sales Director After leaving Spin, Cohn joined The Source as National Sales Director.

The FADER
In 2003, Cohn joined The FADER as Associate Publisher. The FADER is an award-winning music and style media property founded in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen dubbed by the New York Times as “the new music-and-fashion bible." It has featured notable artists on its cover first, including Kanye West, The White Stripes,The Strokes, Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj, and more. Cohn was promoted to Executive Vice President and Group Publisher six months later, and eventually to President and Group Publisher in 2011.

In his time at The FADER, Cohn has developed the publication into a multi-platform media property that includes thefader.com, FADER films, FADER label and FADER TV as well as highly recognized experiential programs and brand integrations, dedicated content creation, social media and marketing and sales teams, as well as public relations.

In 2006, under Cohn’s leadership, The FADER became the first magazine to offer a free digital download of the full issue, accompanied by a podcast featuring music featured in The FADER on iTunes. In 2012, Cohn was named by Folio as one of the top 10 most influential “C-level” visionaries in the publishing world. Billboard also named Cohn as one of their most influential people in music on twitter.