Jon E. Cohen

Jon Cohen is responsible for the general management of Newport Hotel Group, including oversight of all facets of hotel operations, interfacing with management and human resources teams, and development of corporate strategy.

Jon has a valuable combination of legal and business experience. Prior to founding Newport Hotel Group in 1993, he worked as a real estate attorney for the law firm of Schulte, Roth & Zabel, LLP in New York City, where he specialized in restructuring distressed real estate. He also worked as a financial analyst in the New York office of Merrill Lynch & Co., rotating through the equity analysis, mezzanine finance, and internal corporate profit-modeling groups.

Jon earned a J.D. with Honors from Duke University School of Law in 1992 and is a 1987 graduate of Brown University, where he received his B.A. in Business Economics.

Jon is licensed to practice law in the states of Massachusetts and New York. He served on the Planning Board for the City of Newport and is a former Trustee of the Newport International Film Festival. Jon is an adjunct professor at Brown University, where he teaches a seminar on entrepreneurship to juniors and seniors. He is also a member of the advisory board for the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program.