Jeff Cogen
| Jeff Cogen | |
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Cogen in 2012
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| Multnomah County Chair | |
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In office May 2010 – September 2013 |
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| Constituency | Residents of Portland, Fairview, Gresham, Maywood Park, Troutdale and Wood Village, Oregon |
| Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2 | |
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In office 2006–2010 |
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| Constituency | Residents of District 2, Multnomah County, Oregon |
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| Born | 1962 (age 54–55) |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman, politician |
Jeffrey Scott Cogen (born 1962) is a businessman, lawyer, and former politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. Since 2016, he has been Executive Director of Impact NW, a social service and anti-poverty organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon. He served as chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from 2010 to 2013. Multnomah County is Oregon’s most populous county, with approximately 742,000 residents. The cities of Portland, Fairview, Gresham, Maywood Park, Troutdale and Wood Village are all located within Multnomah County.
Jeff Cogen was born on an American military base in Germany and grew up in Miami, Florida, with his parents and brother. In high school, Cogen was a member of the debate team and earned the title of Top Individual Speaker at the Florida State Debate Championship. Cogen attended Brown University, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. He then earned a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Cogen practiced law for four years in San Francisco, California, until relocating to Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Lisa in 1992. There, they and some friends started Portland’s first certified organic bakery, the Portland Pretzel Company. Cogen was president of the small company, which in early 1996 had eleven other employees.
Cogen served as communications director for the Multnomah Commission on Children and Families. He later joined the board for Hands on Greater Portland, a nonprofit that connects volunteers with initiatives in their community, where he was elected board president.
Cogen entered Portland politics by joining former Multnomah County Chair Beverly Stein’s staff in 1999. Cogen then went to Portland city hall, and in 2003 was named chief of staff to Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman.
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