Gary Cohn -- Bio

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Early life and education:

Gary Cohn was born to an Eastern European Jewish family, the son of Victor and Ellen Cohn, and was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His father was an electrician who later became a real estate developer.[13] Cohn was diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, and attended four schools by the time he reached sixth grade.[14] His childhood experiences with dyslexia were a featured case study in David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. Cohn studied at Gilmour Academy for high school and graduated in 1979.

Cohn received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in business administration from American University in 1982.

Career:

Cohn started his career at the U.S. Steel home products division in Cleveland, Ohio.[19] After a few months, he left U.S. Steel and became an options dealer in the New York Mercantile Exchange. He taught himself the basics of options by reading about it in the days between meeting the hiring manager and joining the New York Mercantile Exchange.[

Cohn was hired by Goldman Sachs in 1990 and became a partner at the firm in 1994. ] In 1996, he was named head of the commodities department, and in 2002, he was named the head of the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) division. In 2003, he was named co-head of Equities, and in January 2004, Cohn was named the co-head of global securities businesses.  He became president and Co-Chief Operating Officer, and director in June 2006.While at Goldman Sachs, Cohn was also a member of the firm's board of directors and Chairman of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee.

In 2010, Cohn testified to Congress on Goldman Sachs' role in the 2008 financial crisis. He testified: "During the two years of the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs lost $1.2 billion in its residential mortgage-related business. We did not 'bet against our clients', and the numbers underscore this fact."