Daniel Cohn Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Served as Chief of Staff to the President, liaison to the Board of Directors, and oversaw Transparentem’s global partnerships, finance, human resources, and operations
• Case Study: Led the organization through major budget shortfall and successful emergency fundraising due to authoritarian pressure on human rights donors in program countries; helped stabilize the team, prevent major.

New York, New York, United States

• Led partnerships for investigative nonprofit that combats forced labor and environmental abuse in global supply chains

New York, New York, United States

• Led partnership strategy for IRC’s in-house R&D lab, supporting IRC leadership and high value fundraising teams on business development and external engagement, contributing to approx. $30M in new revenue in 2019-21
• Served as liaison to the Airbel Advisory Board – the IRC Board Committee for Research & Innovation – driving growth strategy, member engagement, communication, planning and executing effective meetings
• Case Study: Facilitated strategic turnaround of the Airbel Advisory Board. Collaborated with members and management to establish vision, objectives, and engagement plans; recognized by leadership for successful board.
• Ensured effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders by leading cross-functional projects and meetings, advising senior leadership, and following up on critical actions
• Supported deep integration with Development, International Programs, Technical Units, and Global Communications

New York, New York, United States

• Collaborated with President’s Office on strategic partnership development in the Middle East, Europe, North America
• Secondment to UK as Corporate Partnerships Manager; led $2M+ portfolio while managing direct reports on two continents; selected for assignment based on strong global relationships and ability to operate well with.

New York, New York, United States

• Managed a $10m+ portfolio of private and foundation donors from the Middle East
• Project managed complex, multi-country proposals across different technical units in the organization
• Engaged in high-level partnership solicitations and relationship management at the executive-level
• Aligned communication strategy with internal and external stakeholders, advise on content development

New York, New York, United States

• Developed and executed communication, stakeholder engagement, and media relations strategy in top-tier and Global South markets
• Clients included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, World Health Organization, Islamic Development Bank, and Women Deliver
• Provided briefings to senior leaders, including at the executive- and presidential-level
• Prepared concise, strategic analysis on development policy issues
• Managed client relationships, coordinated partners, and ensured success of high-level conferences including the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) and the 2015 Grand Challenges.
• Case Study: Resolved major coordination issues for the International Conference on Immunization in Africa; collaborated with the Gates Foundation, Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopian Ministry of Health.

Paris, France And Hanoi, Vietnam

• Developed a living wage benchmarking report for Unilever by analyzing data from 155 suppliers in 38 countries
• Designed and administered surveys on wage policies, living costs, and productivity in Northern Vietnamese textile factories
• Co-wrote and edited a survey report of 18 living wage methodologies in a global, regional, and country context

New York, New York, United States

• Advised corporate and nonprofit clients on public engagement and communication strategy
• Created innovative project proposals that contributed to new business with two Fortune 100 clients
• Collaborated closely with Managing Director; assisted at high-level Investor Relations events

Arlington, VA

• Represented organization to partners and clients for the Business Resource Development team
• Transformed and expanded market intelligence briefings for senior leadership
• Assisted CEO and VPs with external engagement and partnership strategy; portfolio included the Clinton Global Initiative, Global Health Council, and Corporate Social Responsibility teams
• Developed diversification strategy that contributed to an increase in new bilateral funding
• Successfully coordinated the submission of a five-year, global, $100 million USAID proposal
• Selected, on-boarded, and supervised a team of eight interns across two offices

Arlington, VA

• Managed logistics for Grant Management Solutions on short-term technical assistance projects with Global Fund recipients in West Africa
• Liaised between consultants, experts, and local counterparts; portfolio included six country teams
• Coordinated and organized technical training for 30 consultants in Dakar, Senegal in conjunction with the Global Fund and UNAIDS
• Drafted one-page success stories to highlight project accomplishments for donors and the public
• Maintained external website and internal databases

Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Delivered presentations on American government and politics to Brazilian students at universities in São Paulo, Brazil for Project Global Understanding
• Provided project support to Labor e Vita, a local community development organization

Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Montpelier, VT

Washington, DC

Master Of International Affairs

Master Of Public Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)