Steven A. Cohen

Steven A. Cohen, born in 1956, is an American hedge fund manager and philanthropist with an estimated net worth of ~$12.9B Wikidata. He is associated with the hedge fund industry and is identified in the data as the entity behind Laureate Education, Inc. filings, with extensive SEC filing activity tied to the company SEC EDGAR.

Business & SEC Activity

The SEC data shows 1,005 filings for Laureate Education, Inc. and 722 insider filings, including multiple recent Form 4 filings and one Form 3 filing in May 2026 SEC EDGAR. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, and Form 3 is the initial statement of beneficial ownership, so this filing pattern indicates frequent insider reporting around the company SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Foundation filings show $1,357,841 in total grants paid across three foundations, with combined assets of $1,469,854 in the latest available tax years ProPublica 990. The Cohen Brothers Foundation reported $464,553 in grants paid in 2023, the Cohen Community Foundation reported $97,000 in grants paid in 2023, and the Peter Cohen Foundation reported $796,288 in grants paid in 2022 ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $7,267,218 from 2006-11-07 to 2025-11-02 FEC. Most of the money went to PACs and other committees ($6,904,518), with smaller amounts reported to Democratic recipients ($62,700) and Republican recipients ($300,000) FEC. The largest recipients listed are AMERICA LEADS ($3,000,000), SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND ($2,250,000), and CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND ($1,250,000) FEC.

In the News

Recent headlines focus on legal fallout connected to SAC Capital and insider trading, including a judge-approved $29 million award and a Pfizer-SEC settlement tied to insider trading at Cohen’s hedge fund NewsAPI. Other recent coverage highlights Point72’s interest in AI infrastructure and Cohen Veterans Network opening a military family clinic in Kansas NewsAPI.