Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen focuses on strengthening JFMD’s Annual Campaign, as well as the growth of its digital capabilities and online marketing channels. He has also helped redefine and reenergize the Federation Brand, which has become a central catalyst in the resurgence of Jewish Detroit.

Ted began his career in the film and television industry, where he was an award-winning cinematographer for a number of years before moving full-time into advertising as Senior Art Director at Philip Johnson and Associates. Since then, he has held a variety of marketing roles, most recently as Creative Director of the San Francisco-based agency The Linus Group before moving back to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan to lead the marketing group at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. He holds an MFA from the USC School of Cinema-Television, and a BA from the University of Michigan.