Matthew Cohen:
CLASS OF 1989
Liverpool High SchoolClass of 1989
Liverpool, NY
Johnson & Wales University - College of BusinessClass of 1992
Providence, RI
Matthew's Story
Life
Since being born on what I'm sure was yet another typically cold day in Syracuse, NY on January 2, 1971 at St. Joseph's Hospital, life has thrown tremendous amounts of obstacles in my way of success. Yet I somehow always have found a way to either dodge or fight through them...someone told me that a little persistance with some sweat and tears would go a long way...boy was that ever true. Since graduating from Liverpool HS, I received my degree from Johnson and Wales University in Finance. I moved to Rochester and then home to Syracuse to gain valuable experience in various industries while continuing my drive to obtain my securities licenses. In 1998, I successfully obtained my Series 7 and 63 licenses in NYC and have w...Expand for more
orked in various capacities within the financial services industry. On a day that seemed like yet another typical day in "the city" in 2001, life threw an obstacle that could have ended my life on September 11th. Witnessing the 2nd plane fly into the towers put shock, fear, sadness and anger through me. I owe my life to my many friends here in the tri-state area as well as my friends and family throughout the country in helping me get through that horribly disastrous day. Since then I have moved to Fair Lawn, NJ (after spending nearly 8 yrs in NYC) and was married on June 11, 2006. My wife and I are the proud parents to an amazing son who was born on June 15, 2009. My how time flies - it feels like yesterday that he was born.
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