Alan Cohen

Alan Cohen is the President & CEO of the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL). He is a seasoned executive leader with demonstrated experience supporting low-income children by applying business strategies and entrepreneurial spirit to complex problems faced by government, private, and non-profit organizations.

Best known for his work at the Dallas Independent School District (DISD), Cohen is the architect of DISD's nationally recognized early childhood education strategy. Other career highlights include his role as the President & CEO of Washington State's public-private partnership for early learning and his time as a key member of the startup team that launched Commit Partnership. He has been recognized as one of Dallas' "40 Under 40" by the Dallas Business Journal.

Cohen earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a B.A. in Sociology from Tulane University.