Bob Cohn
| Bob Cohn | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1963 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Bob Cohn (born April 18, 1963) is an American journalist. He is the president of The Atlantic.
Cohn grew up in Chicago and graduated from Stanford University. He has a Masters in the Study of Law from Yale Law School, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow.
Bob Cohn is the president of The Atlantic. He was previously the editor of Atlantic Digital, the executive editor at Wired and The Industry Standard, a Washington Correspondent for Newsweek, and the editor and publisher of Stanford Magazine.
As president, Cohn has led The Atlantic to record audiences and profitability. He is responsible for The Atlantic's print, digital, live events, and consulting platforms. He was named to the job in 2014 after five years as editor of Atlantic Digital, where he built and managed teams at TheAtlantic.com, The Wire, and CityLab, and grew the audience ten-fold. He joined The Atlantic in January 2009.
Cohn began his journalism career at Newsweek, where he worked in the Washington, D.C. bureau for 10 years. He covered the Supreme Court and the Justice Department for three years during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, and the Clinton White House from 1993 to 1996. In 1996, he moved to California to be editor and publisher of Stanford Magazine. He then worked two years as executive editor of The Industry Standard in San Francisco, before taking a job as executive editor at Wired magazine, where he worked from 2001 to 2008. At Wired, Cohn helped the magazine find a mainstream following and earn national recognition, including three National Magazine Awards for General Excellence during his tenure.
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