John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation

Dr. BRANDON SCOTT COHEN

Brandon Cohen

Senior Lecturer
Department:
Management 
Office: Stranahan Hall - 2018
Telephone: (419) 530 - 2889
Email

 
Cohen joined the college in 2008 after gaining 15 years of legal and business experience in the film industry, legal industry and personal entrepreneurial endeavors.  He co-founded GatewayDefender in 2001 which was an anti-spam, illicit content and virus detection service that was rolled up into McAfee.  That company won the Ohio Edison Start Up of the Year Award in 2004.   Cohen has worked on significant grants with the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation and raised over $15MM in start up capital for several early stage technology companies. He is married with three boys and is actively engaged in philanthropic activities in the region.

  • Licensed Member of the Ohio Bar Council Since 1993
  • Juris Doctor (JD), University of Toledo, 1992, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  • Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, 1990, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  • Bachelor's In Science, Business Administration (BS/BA), Accounting, 1989, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
  • Business Law
  • Business Ethics
  • Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Finance
Past and current research includes Solar Energy through the Department of Energy as well as Technology Transfer and Commercialization through the National Science Foundation 

Business Law Essentials for Corporations, Business Formation and Ethical Decision Making, Kendall Hunt Publishing 2016 

Academic Legal Textbook designed to enhance critical thinking about the impact of the constitution, government regulation, and ethics on corporations, entrepreneurs and other business stakeholders, such as employees, the community, shareholders, vendors and the like.

Last Updated: 6/27/22