Greg Cohen

Greg is the co-founder and Executive Director of Asoko Insight, Africa's leading online corporate data platform focused on profiling mid-to-large cap private companies. Though in a beta version, the system already enjoys regular use by investors, multinationals and development agencies, including Citigroup, GE, Atlas Mara and many others. Asoko now has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Accra and London.

Prior to Asoko, Greg worked as an editor and research analyst for Oxford Business Group in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and several Gulf States. He managed economic-research teams compiling field reports on key sector trends in the respective countries. Greg also has research experience at various DC-based risk firms, including OPIC, Eurasia Group and IHS Global Insight. He received his MA at Georgetown University and BA at the University of Michigan.