Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen, PhD, is the faculty director of the Daniels Executive MBA and a professor of the practice in the Department of Management. His teaching and research are in the domains of organizational behavior, leadership and human resource management. He is also founding partner of August Third Leadership Partners, an executive coaching and consulting firm.

Prior to coming to Daniels, he spent 10 years in faculty and administrative roles at Georgetown, George Washington and American Universities. Prior to his academic career, he was a C-suite executive at Capital One and a partner at Oliver Wyman, the global strategy consulting firm.

He holds a PhD from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Brown University.

In his leisure time, Andy is an avid skier, runner, cyclist and football fan…and devoted dad to two super twenty-somethings!

Education

• Certificate Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (2003 — 2003)
• Certificate Georgetown University (2001 — 2002)
• BA Brown University (1983 — 1987)

Companies

• Faculty Director, Executive MBA Program University of Denver - Daniels College of Business (2022)
• Professor of Practice University of Denver - Daniels College of Business (2021)
• Founder and Managing Partner August Third Leadership Partners (2021)
• Senior Leadership Fellow The Center for Junior Officers (2021)
• Member, Board of Advisors Extreme Habitats Institute (2021)
• Volunteer Instructor Wintergreen Adaptive Sports (2020 — 2022)
• Professorial Lecturer in Management American University - Kogod School of Business (2021 — 2021)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Management The George Washington University - School of Business (2020 — 2020)
• Director, Graduate Leadership and Career Development; Professorial Lecturer in Management The George Washington University - School of Business (2019 — 2020)