A finance professional from San Francisco, California, Michael Cohen has three decades of experience in investing. Today, Michael Cohen is the investment director at the San Francisco area-based Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation (SAIC), the largest automotive investment group in China.
Mr. Cohen’s past professional experience includes being a principal at Global Crossing Ventures from 1999-2001. His job involved supervising seven senior technical executives and venture partners and leading end-to-end operations. In 2007, he founded Advanced Data Centers, which was the largest wholesale data center operator catering to enterprise and corporate users.
Mr. Cohen’s more recent roles include being the managing director and head of investment committee for Venovate Marketplace, Inc., starting in 2014. In this position, he managed a team of eight registered representatives and oversaw investment opportunities. He was also responsible for investment and fund manager due diligence, selection, and listing approval.
In his current role as investment director with SAIC, Michael Cohen researches and identifies new investment opportunities. He cultivates strategic relationships with startup companies, venture capitalists, incubators, and accelerators. Since he began with the company in 2015, it has invested $29 million in various businesses.