Richard S. Cohen

"Mr. Cohen has been President of The Walden Group for more than 20 years and has orchestrated more than 150 merger, acquisition and corporate alliance transactions there. He is an expert on healthcare industry dynamics, corporate valuation matters, and complex transactions and corporate growth strategies....Mr. Cohen began his career as a corporate and securities attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a prominent law firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He then was associated with The Trump Group, a corporate acquisitions firm, where he was a senior officer. He has been an officer and director of several public and private companies, including president of manufacturing and distribution companies. As president, he ran a manufacturer of security devices for five years. Mr. Cohen has been associated with several medical supply companies for more than 25 years. He has a B.A. degree from Cornell University, a J.D. degree from The New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the law review, and attended the Leonard M. Stern Graduate School of Business, New York University.

"Mr. Cohen has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, and is involved with several philanthropic institutions. He is an advisor to Mentoring in Medicine, Inc. whose mission is to provide specialized academic enrichment, leadership development, and mentoring programs to under-priviledged students to assist them in entering medical and science careers and helping them meet the nation’s healthcare and science needs. He also facilitates interfaith relations and outreach to the Muslim community."