Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen is a U.S. finance professional born in 1956 and described as a hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He has an estimated net worth of ~$12.9 billion Wikidata.

Business & SEC Activity

The supplied SEC data is centered on Laureate Education, Inc., an educational-services company, and also lists filings associated with Midstates Petroleum, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Houlihan Lokey, and Vera Bradley SEC EDGAR. It records 1,005 filings, including 722 insider filings. Form 3 filings generally report an insider's initial ownership, while Form 4 filings report later changes in ownership; the dataset includes both types SEC EDGAR.

Philanthropy

Three Cohen Family Foundation records report combined assets of $3,635,923 and combined grants paid of $707,866 ProPublica 990. One record lists $0 in assets, revenue, expenses, and grants; two records with 2023 tax-year data report grants of $7,070 and $700,796, respectively ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

The supplied FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and indicates at least 100 federal contributions; the figures shown are therefore a sample, not a complete history FEC. In that sample, contributions totaled $7,267,218, with $6,904,518 categorized as PAC/Other, $300,000 as Republican, and $62,700 as Democratic; the largest listed recipients were America Leads, Senate Leadership Fund, and Congressional Leadership Fund FEC.

In the News

A NewsAPI report dated August 20, 2026, said the New York Mets had a $359 million payroll and described Steve Cohen as optimistic about the team's future despite its reported postseason outlook NewsAPI.