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My Take
Cohen fascinates me precisely because he embodies a profound contradiction. Here is a man whose firm pleaded guilty to securities fraud and paid one of the largest fines in history, yet who poured billions into the New York Mets and assembled one of the world's great art collections. I read that arc not as redemption but as obsession redirected. The same relentless appetite that drove him through markets seems to chase beauty and competition with equal hunger. Whatever one thinks of his record, Cohen is a study in how raw ambition rarely settles, it simply finds new arenas to dominate.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steven A. Cohen
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・コーエン
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・こーえん
- Born
- June 11, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Great Neck Peninsula, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- art collector / hedge fund manager / financier
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School
- University
- University of Pennsylvania
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Steven A. Cohen born?
Born June 11, 1956 (age 70).
Where is Steven A. Cohen from?
Steven A. Cohen is from Great Neck Peninsula, New York, United States.
What does Steven A. Cohen do?
Steven A. Cohen works as art collector, hedge fund manager, financier.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.