Evan Cohen has worked as a strategy consultant, research professional, and startup operator across media and tech for over 30 years. Entering consumer tech in 1996, Evan served as SVP for Jupiter Research, where he was responsible for all quantitative research, and led its team of data research analysts. In this role, Evan developed standardized methodologies for technology forecasting, led an early online ad tracking tool called AdSpend, and produced some of the first studies done on online consumer behavior. Later in his career, while living in Europe for 5+ years, Evan worked as a media and entertainment strategy consultant, helping incumbent entertainment companies such as Freemantle, Channel 4, ITV, NBC-U, and Viacom adapt to business model disruption.
Evan has also worked in the startup ecosystem for many years as an executive building and managing teams, and leading fundraising, operations, finance, marketing and strategic partnerships. As an operator, Evan has worked at Lyft to build its East Coast business, served as the COO/CFO of Foursquare (joining as the 6th full-time employee), and ran strategy and operations at Bebo, an early social network. He also ran an accelerator for early-stage startups at Human Ventures. Evan has a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from INSEAD.