Meet Jeff
Jeff Cohen is a seasoned Human Resources and leadership development senior consultant and executive coach with 20+ years experience across multiple HR disciplines including integrated talent management, leadership effectiveness, employee training and development, organizational restructuring, and strategic HR communications. He’s a trusted business partner to senior management teams with an extensive record of strategizing and executing impactful HR and leadership development solutions across international teams. Jeff is highly adept at mobilizing executive teams to deliver cutting edge, business-focused outcomes at all organizational levels. He earned a dual-degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and Marketing from the Wharton School of Business.
Jeff recently completed a three-year run as President of Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. During his tenure he oversaw the renovation of the shul, an election after the retirement announcement of Rabbi Benjamin Yudin after fifty years in the role, and the successful transition to a new senior Rabbi. He’s currently the host of Saturday to Shabbos: Inspiring Jewish Journeys, a podcast through the OU dedicated to presenting real-life stories of people who’ve made their own journey to Jewish observance, the obstacles they overcame, and how the journey transformed them.
Jeff and his wife Carol are raising three kids and venture to Israel every chance they get.