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Adam Cohen
Adam Cohen is an accomplished technologist and internet entrepreneur. Presently, he serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QuarterSpot, which he founded to help Main St businesses with loans when they have nowhere else to turn. Mr. Cohen is employing artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms to support the companies explosive growth. Prior to QuarterSpot, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of GotCoders, a startup incubator that assists entrepreneurs from concept to commercialization. During his tenure at GotCoders, he helped more than 10 startups to market, and held numerous directorships on the boards of GotCoders’ portfolio companies. Mr. Cohen also co-founded and served as a Director of Unigo.com from 2008 to 2011, when it became a member of the McGraw-Hill Companies. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Software Developer for JetBlue Airways where he led the development of the world’s first FAA approved Electronic Flight Bag, JetBlue.com and the TrueBlue Loyalty Program.

Career
In 2000, following Adam’s freshman year of college, he was offered a software engineering internship with JetBlue Airways. Adam remained at JetBlue for almost 4 years during which time he led the development of over 30 initiatives including the world’s first FAA approved Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), JetBlue.com, TrueBlue Flight Gratitude Program, and Cargo Tracking Systems. By the age of 21 Adam was responsible for 19 direct reports, a $1.9M P&L and had been promoted four times, culminating with Manager of Software Development and Chief Developer.

In 2004, Adam founded GotCoders. As GotCoders Chief Executive Officer, Adam built a lucrative portfolio of government and Fortune 1000 clients, which included Coca-Cola, Citibank, Best Buy, Pfizer, Novartis and The Securities & Exchange Commission. Under Adam’s leadership, GotCoders thrived into a multi-million dollar operation with satellite offices in New York, New Jersey, Beijing (China) and Qingdao (China).

Adam also co-founded and/or guided over 10 startups to market using GotCoders as an incubator, including Unigo.com, which he co-founded and served as a director from 2008 to 2011, when it became a member of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

In 2009, Adam shifted focus from startups to financial services when he was asked to consult on a loyalty program for Mashreq Bank, the 3rd largest bank in the Middle East. Adam was responsible for authoring the dynamic pricing algorithm that sets rates for Mashreq’s portfolio of over 30 products. His work with Mashreq led to several other engagements with major U.S. banks and retailers, developing complex financial services algorithms that power consumer financial products.