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= Jeffrey Scott Cohen = Jeffrey Scott Cohen (born December 30, 1952) is a partner in the Knall/Cohen Group and Managing Director of Stifel Nicholas. Prior to that, he was a partner of Indiana’s largest law firms representing public and private corporations.

Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Gerald Cohen and Lorraine Holtzman Cohen. His father was an entrepreneur owning several pizza restaurants across the east coast and his mother was a preschool teacher. Cohen has one older sister, Wendy, who now resides in Andover, Massachusetts. Both Cohen and his sister attended Concord High School, a public secondary school. During his third year of high school, Cohen was number 5 in the nation for men’s high school tennis. On a tennis scholarship, Jeff Cohen continued his education to Indiana University as a four-year athlete and then graduated with a law degree from Kelley law school. According to IU Men’s tennis, Cohen stated “Being a student athlete at IU taught me how to be disciplined, manage my time and overcome adversity.”

After earning an academic scholarship to Indiana University and graduating with a law degree, Cohen worked for a law firm based in Indianapolis. Five years later, Cohen joined his partner, David Knall at what was formally known as Mcdonald & Company Investments. The two later started the Knall/Cohen Group with financial services from Stifel Nicholas. Their duties include working closely with families, foundations, and endowments to ensure client’s assets are preserved. They provide the best opportunities to accumulate wealth and manage more than $6 billion in assets.

Cohen is an active member throughout the state of Indiana. For ten years now, Cohen serves on the board of trustees for Indiana University Bloomington. The board consists of nine trustees chosen by alumni as well as, the governor of the state of Indiana. The board meets around six times a year on IU campus. On top of that, he serves on the board of Jewish Federation of Indianapolis, Marion County Public Library and Park Tudor School.

In 2016, Cohen invested in Team Pride Athletics, a business, founded and headquartered in Rochester, Indiana, designing and manufacturing apparel. “We offer high quality products, great prices, and unmatched service to customers large and small, from local little leagues, high schools and colleges to travel teams across the country.” They are sponsored by Adidas but offer screen printed and embroidered products customized with any design wanted.

Cohen married Jennifer Steitz Cohen on May 29th, 1995 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. They have two children, daughter Kendall Cohen (born April 9th, 1998) and son John Cohen (born July 11th, 1999). He now resides in Carmel, Indiana with his wife, Jennie. His daughter attends the University of Arizona and his son attends Johns Hopkins University.