Peter Cohan

Peter Cohan is a Senior Contributor at Forbes, where since April 2011, Cohan has authored the Startup Economy blog. As an Associate Professor of Management Practice at Babson College since May 2002, promotion to this role was announced in December 2021, effective from the 2022/23 academic year. Cohan teaches strategy and entrepreneurship to undergraduate and MBA students, coordinating the capstone course Strategic Problem Solving. Cohan is also the President of Peter S. Cohan & Associates since 1994 and has contributed as a columnist to various publications, including Inc. Magazine, Worcester Business Journal, and Entrepreneur Media. Cohan's previous experience includes significant roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance and Bank of Boston, alongside an extensive educational background with degrees from The Wharton School, MIT, and Swarthmore College.