Essex Lake Group
Richard Cohen has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Richard is currently a Member and Founder of Swimming River Consulting, LLC, which they established in 2014. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Vice President at Essex Lake Group starting in 2014. Richard also had a long career at Citi, where they held various roles including SVP Fraud & Collections Policy, Retail Partner Cards from 2009 to 2014. Richard retired from Citi in 2014. Additionally, Richard served as an Advisor at Finrise, Inc. from 2016 to 2017.
Before their time at Citi, Richard worked at American Express in different roles. From 2003 to 2009, they were the SVP Risk Policy for the T&B group, managing several portfolios with significant annual charge volume. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Credit Officer for the Corporate Cards division, overseeing a $75 billion portfolio. Richard also worked in Collections Strategy and Management during their tenure at American Express.
Earlier in their career, Richard held positions at Pfizer, where they assisted the Strategic Planning group with analytical support, and at American Electric Power as a System Load Analyst. Richard started their career at American Express in the field of Credit Reporting and Analysis.
Richard Cohen completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at Rutgers University from 1973 to 1977. Richard then pursued further education and obtained their MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business, specializing in Management/Quant, from 1977 to 1979.
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Essex Lake Group
Essex delivers transformative business solutions to major global corporations. Every Essex Solution is implemented with the client, who benefits from our industry leading visibility tools that provide intuitive interactive access to the huge data sets our solutions are based upon. Our team has delivered over US $10 BN of profit enhancement to clients in the last five years. We continue to add to our team of 200+ professionals in New York, London, Delhi, and Shanghai. The firm’s senior management brings experience from major corporations, including McKinsey, American Express, Citibank, Barclays, and Booz Allen. We hire from top universities and invest heavily in our employees through comprehensive training and mentoring programs. Essex' collegial corporate culture ensures that new team members are given the opportunity to work with experienced industry professionals and expand their personal and professional horizons. "Working with Chinese and Russian colleagues sitting in India, guided by an industry expert from Colombia, for a US client project managed by a Client Initiative Leader from Guyana…That’s called ‘Being Truly Global’ … but THAT’s what we call- ‘Being TRULY ESSEX' " BP - Business Analyst - New Delhi “Essex offers young professionals great opportunities to grow themselves quickly in an open, diversified and highly professional environment. You’re quickly exposed to solve challenging issues, conduct sophisticated analysis and deliver impactful results with corresponding comprehensive trainings and insightful guidance. “ YL - Business Analyst - Shanghai “Essex is a vibrant mix of energetic, intelligent analysts and experienced senior leadership from across the world, who work together to solve difficult problems. Essex employees have the opportunity to learn, not only about analytics and financial services, but about different cultures and how to work with a team to achieve challenging goals.” DD – Profit Enhancement Specialist – New York