Ed Cohen is a true veteran in learning and leadership development, Ed Cohen’s career spans more than 35 years and crosses 40-plus countries. Ed is an executive coach and leadership consultant with Nelson Cohen Global Consulting. Ed is the author of Leadership without Borders: Successful Strategies from World Class Leaders (John Wiley & Sons, 2007), co-author of Riding the Tiger: Leading through Learning in Turbulent Times (ASTD Press, May 2010), and has contributed to several books including the ASTD Leadership Handbook.

Ed led leadership development programs for many companies across Asia. As senior vice president of talent management for Satyam Computer Services (now call Tech Mahindra), they became the first and only company outside the U.S. to attain the top rank with ASTD.