Kosta Starostin

Kosta Starostin is a legal professional currently serving as a Member of the Board of Directors at BSA | The Software Alliance since May 2024 and as Director of Legal at Cohere since February 2022. Prior to these roles, Kosta held the position of Vice President of M&A at Ethos Specialty Insurance Services LLC and was an Associate in the Venture Capital and M&A group at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Kosta's earlier experience includes being an Associate focusing on Corporate, M&A, and Securities at Miller Thomson LLP, where also served as a Student-at-Law. Kosta began a professional career in finance as a Market Demand Analyst at UTIL Group and a Profit & Cost Analyst at Ford Motor Company. Kosta holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Finance from McMaster University.