About
Julian Cohen has held leadership positions in security, risk, and compliance at finance, healthcare, and technology organizations, where he has built security programs, led cross-functional teams through M&A transactions, and designed security controls and technologies deployed in commercial products. His expertise spans product security, enterprise security, security operations, governance and risk management, and corporate governance, with knowledge of regulatory frameworks including HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX, and others. He serves as a CISO, advisor, and board member.
Experience
- Confidential Proprietary Trading FirmHead of Security and IT/CISO2025 — 2026New York, NY
- OcrolusVP of Security/CISO2021 — 2023New York, NY
- Tagomi (Acq. Coinbase)Chief Information Security Officer2018 — 2020
- Two Sigma IQFirst Security Hire/CISO2018New York, New York
- Flatiron HealthDirector of Product Security2016 — 2017Flatiron District, New York
- Flatiron HealthSecurity Engineer2015 — 2016
- BlackRockSecurity Engineer2013 — 2014Midtown, New York
- NYU Polytechnic School of EngineeringAdjunct Professor2013 — 2014Downtown Brooklyn, New York
- Raytheon SI Government SolutionsSecurity Researcher2012Melbourne Beach, Florida
- Lockheed MartinSecurity Researcher2011Arlington, Virginia
- Gotham Digital ScienceSecurity Consultant2010Financial District, New York
- TheLadders.comSecurity Engineer2010SoHo, New York
Education
- New York University - Polytechnic School of EngineeringB.S., Computer Science
- Brooklyn Technical High School
Skills & more
ManagementLeadershipCritical ThinkingProduct Security7Security Operations10Identity and Access Management (IAM)7Security Architecture Design7Network Security17System SafetyBusiness CommunicationsBudget ManagementCyber Threat Hunting (CTH)
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Operational Risk ManagementExecutive ProtectionPhysical SecuritySecuritySecurity ManagementCISOPenetration TestingVulnerability AssessmentSecurity StrategyOperational SecurityBusiness StrategyTeachingFrom Julian's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering3
Also attended Brooklyn Technical High School7
Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesGary PesolaInvestor at Adverb VenturesChristina BroomesCommercial Advisor at 2Flo VenturesPerry TamManaging Partner at Locus VenturesJustin SeligSenior Associate at Eclipse VenturesAllie RozenblyumInvestor at Huntington Angels Network
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Shared employers
Also worked at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering7
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalLucas NelsonManaging Partner, Founder at Lytical VenturesFrank RimalovskiExecutive Director at NYU Innovation Venture FundMicah KotchPartner at Blackhorn VenturesCraig WilsonInvestor at Collaborative FundMichael PresserInvesting Partner at Kairos HQ
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Also worked at Raytheon SI Government Solutions21
Mark T. EsperChairman, National Security Practice & Director at Red Cell IncubationDan KultranCo-Founder & CEO, Claros at Red Cell IncubationJonathan LimPartner at SignalFireJJ MoiDesign Partner at Prime Movers LabMike BoeraMajor General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALAnne WooInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
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Also worked at Lockheed Martin69
Manny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcDan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point VenturesDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly Group
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Also worked at Gotham Digital Science1
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Andrew Hum
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Angtao Wei
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Bill Yu
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Brad Merklinger
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Brandon Bedford
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Brandon Yu
Analyst at Winning Together Fund
Chris Lu
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Dennis Qian
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