Juan Cohen

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cohen and the second or maternal family name is Sander.

Juan Cohen
Member of the Central American Parliament
In office 2010–2016
Personal details
Born	(1960-06-14) 14 June 1960 (age 64) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican
Political party	National Citizen Will Party (PNVC)
Spouse	María Edelmira Marmolejos Jaar
Parents	Juan Cohen Brea (father) Elsa Sander Gómez (mother)
Alma mater	Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University Harvard University Hult International Business School
Occupation	Economist, businessman, politician

Juan Alberto Cohen Sander (14 June 1960,) is a Dominican economist, politician, businessman, and member of parliament. He was a presidential candidate of the Dominican Republic by the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) for the general election 2016.

Early life and education

Cohen was born on 14 June 1960 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied economics at Pedro Henríquez Ureña University. He earned a Master of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and studied Political Science at the University Pedro Henríquez Ureña.

He completed postgraduate degrees in finance at Hult International Business School (then known as Arthur D. Little School of Management) and business management at Harvard University.[1]

Career

Sander served as President of the Commission of Tourism and deputy of the Central American Parliament from 2010–2016.[2] In 2014, he was reelected as President of the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) and in March 2015, was elect presidential candidate by the PNVC, in the XXXVII National Assembly Extraordinary.[3]

Additional affiliations

From 2008 - 2014, Sander served as president of the Dominican Federation of Golf, where he executed important contributions to the development of golf in the Dominican Republic (2008–2014).[4] He has also handled important media in the Dominican Republic.[5]

Personal life

Cohen is married to María Marmolejos since 1985, with whom he has 3 children: Manuel Alberto, Juan Alberto and María de Dios.

References

1. PNVC – Perfil: Juan Cohen Sander
2. "Z 101". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
3. "Z 101". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
4. "El Caribe » Federación Dominicana de Golf obtiene prestigioso galardón internacional". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
5. "El Caribe exhibe nueva imagen basada en visión estratégica". November 2011.