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Peter Cohen

Investor

General Counsel at Partnership Fund for NYC

New York, New York, United States

About

Peter M. Cohen is General Counsel at the Partnership Fund for New York City, where he serves on the executive team and oversees legal, compliance, and governance across a $130M portfolio of more than 30 direct investments and over 100 accelerator companies. He has worked on investments in fintech, cleantech, life sciences, and social enterprise sectors, and contributed to ventures including the FinTech Innovation Lab, NYC Seed, and Transit Tech Lab. Cohen previously served as Corporate Counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and is President of the CUNY LGBTQ+ Advisory Council.

Experience

  1. Partnership Fund for New York CityGeneral Counselcurrent2007 — present
  2. Vesta 17 CondominiumBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPCounsel1997 — 2007
  4. Weil Gotshal and MangesAssociate1995 — 1997
  5. Lotte Company, Ltd.Associate, Group Head Office1990 — 1992Tokyo, Japan

Education

  1. New York University School of LawJD
  2. Brown UniversityBA, International Relations

Skills & more

Joint Ventures1Venture Capital10Convertible SecuritiesMergers & Acquisitions8Securities Regulation4Corporate Law4Corporate Development2Due Diligence2Private Equity4Corporate GovernanceSocial ImpactNonprofit Organizations
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Colleagues at Partnership Fund for NYC

Anthony Giugliano
Chief Financial Officer at Partnership Fund for NYC
Anushree Sreedhar
Director of Innovation Programs at Partnership Fund for NYC
Chloe Rosenberg
Senior Manager, Innovation Programs at Partnership Fund for NYC
Fernanda Leon
Executive Assistant at Partnership Fund for NYC
Maria Gotsch
President & CEO at Partnership Fund for NYC
Matthew Horwitz
Associate at Partnership Fund for NYC
Peter Sisk
Senior Associate, Communications & Portfolio Reporting at Partnership Fund for NYC
Stacey Matlen
Senior Vice President, Innovation at Partnership Fund for NYC

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