Darren W. Cohen 96C

Co-Head and Chief Information Officer
Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
New York, New York

Darren W. Cohen is the co-head and CIO of the Goldman Sachs Growth Equity team, a position he has held since 2018. In this capacity, he manages a $5.2 billion global growth fund and oversees one of the largest dedicated growth equity platforms in the world focused on the enterprise software, financial technology, and healthcare technology sectors. Cohen manages a talented, diverse team of over 80 investors and collaborates with world-class operating advisors to accelerate value creation across the portfolio. This platform, backed by unrivaled resources of the Goldman Sachs network, gives portfolio company CEOs the power to reach further at every stage of their growth journey.

Cohen is an accomplished technology investor with a career of more than 25 years spanning public and private global markets. His investment journey began with a strong foundation in fundamental research, honed during his tenure as a technology research analyst in Goldman Investment Research from 2000 to 2004 and as a buy-side analyst at a global hedge fund from 2004 to 2007. Cohen rejoined Goldman Sachs as a member of the Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) business. In that role, he led the firm’s strategic investments in the financial technology sector and partnered with visionary founders to develop infrastructure platforms that transformed capital markets.

Outside of work, Cohen enjoys spending time with his family. He is an avid sports enthusiast who loves tennis, golf, skiing, and cycling. Cohen graduated summa cum laude from Emory University in 1996 with degrees in political science and philosophy. He played on the Emory men's tennis team and chaired the Emory College Honor Council.

He was elected trustee in 2023.