Cornell University The Parker Center at the Johnson School at Cornell University
Cornell University The Johnson School at Cornell University

Abby Joseph Cohen

Abby Joseph CohenParker Center Advisory Board
President of the Global Markets Institute at Goldman Sachs and Senior Investment Strategist
Abby is President of the Global Markets Institute and senior investment strategist. She serves on the Partnership Committee and the Investment Retirement Committee. She became a partner in 1998.

Abby joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 having specialized in quantitative strategy and economics at other major financial firms. She began her career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC.

Abby's extracurricular activities focus on education and public policy. She serves as a presidential councillor at Cornell University and on the boards of the Weill Cornell Medical College, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Brookings Institution. She previously served as chair of the board of the AIMR, now known as the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, from which she received the Distinguished Service Award. Abby is a frequent guest lecturer at several universities and graduate schools of business. She serves on the investment committees of Cornell University and Major League Baseball. Abby is on the board of the Council for Excellence in Government and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Abby holds degrees in economics from Cornell University and The George Washington University. She has received three honorary doctorates, including one in engineering. Abby has been recognized as a leader in US portfolio strategy for more than 15 years, and has been ranked No. 1 by Institutional Investor magazine and Greenwich Associates. Her career is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study and a BusinessWeek cover story. She has been honored by many groups, including the Financial Women's Association, New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Street Week Hall of Fame and leading financial publications.