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Cohen grew up in Philadelphia and attended Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA. His father was a practicing attorney and his mother taught reading at Wordsworth Academy, a school for children with learning disabilities. During college he was one of the most successful debaters in the country, achieving the final round of the American Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship Tournament. During graduate school he appeared on the television show Jeopardy!. In addition to his research and teaching at Harvard Cohen is involved in the hedge fund industry and is a frequent speaker at hedge fund conferences.