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Steven A. Cohen was born on June 11, 1956 in Great Neck Peninsula, New York, United States. Steven A. Cohen is an art collector, hedge fund manager and financier. That works out to 70 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and University of Pennsylvania.
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
- Occupation
- art collector / hedge fund manager / financier
2. Background
- High school
- John L. Miller Great Neck North High School
- University
- University of Pennsylvania
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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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