Ron Cohen

Athlete, Brainstormer, Business leader, Doctor, Entrepreneur, Foodie, Performer, Potential employer

Ron is President, CEO and founder of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., a public biotechnology company developing therapies for disorders of the nervous system. Ron was a principal in the startup and an officer of Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc., a biotechnology company engaged in the growth of human organ tissues for transplantation uses. He is Chair of the Board of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and previously was Director and Chair of the New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA). He also serves as a member the Columbia-Presbyterian Health Sciences Advisory Council and was awarded Columbia University's Alumni Medal for Distinguished Service. Ron was named Neuroinvestment's CEO of the Year and is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the New York Metropolitan Region. He is an inductee of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association's Spinal Cord Injury "Hall of Fame" and received the Burke Award from Burke Rehabilitation Hospital for his contributions to helping people with disabilities gain independence. Ron has been recognized by the New York Biotechnology Association as the NYBA "The Cures Start Here" Business Leader of the Year, and was named one of the 100 Most Inspirational People in the Biopharmaceutical Industry by PharmaVOICE Magazine. Between Medicine and biotechnology, Ron spent 5 years working (or trying to work) as an actor in NY City, during which time he also fulfilled a childhood dream of being a contestant on Jeopardy.

Biotechnology, Medicine, Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Immigration policy, Education, Tikkun Olam, Theater, Singing

Biotechnology & Life Sciences, company building, Entrepeneurship, Health Care Policy, Medicine - Health care, Innovation, Medicine-Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical development, Singer, Theater Actor

Singing