Al-Monitor Names Greg Cohen as CEO

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 23, 2021)—Al-Monitor, the award-winning source of independent, original commentary and news about the Middle East, has named Greg Cohen chief executive.   

Cohen comes to Al-Monitor from Asoko Insight, Africa’s leading corporate data and virtual deal origination platform, where he was COO. During his time there, Asoko developed strong revenue-generating businesses, including events, based on proprietary information and data about companies across the continent.

“I am excited to join Al-Monitor and build on its unmatched reputation for authoritative coverage, its diversity of perspectives and its unflinching independence in covering the Middle East,” said Cohen.

Before joining Asoko, Cohen was a senior research analyst at Oxford Business Group, where he had responsibility for Middle East products.