About

Koren Leslie Cohen is a highly accomplished product manager at Facebook with over 18 years of relevant experience. She is currently a Product Manager in the Communities Product Group, where she is working on a new vision for Facebook communities. Prior to this, she spent a year and a half in Privacy, supporting various FB app product teams. Before joining Facebook, Koren was a senior product manager at Dollar Shave Club in Los Angeles, where she focused on growing and monetizing DSC's eCommerce business. Koren started her tech career as a software engineer at J.Crew / Madewell in New York City. Prior to working in tech, she practiced law as a litigator in New York and Massachusetts, specializing in multidistrict litigation (MDL). Koren is licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court, and she was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in 2014. The last trial she prepped resulted in a $9 billion verdict, which is the seventh-largest punitive verdict in U.S. history. Koren holds a B.A. in Psychology and Criminology from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor with Honor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She has also completed CS50, Intro to Computer Science (online) from Harvard University and a Software Engineering Immersive program from Flatiron School. Koren also studied at Birkbeck, University of London. Koren is proficient in product management, software engineering, Android, and iOS. She has a proven track record of delivering maximum product value to users while working within regulatory, policy, and legal constraints. Koren has developed strategies and frameworks for addressing cross-feature/platform privacy issues. She has also launched the new Facebook.com (FB5) and led performance design for iOS / Android (part of the Facebook design system), winning a PM Award for helping other teams succeed. Koren is an active blogger and has two blogs, korenlc.com, and citygalonthego.com. She also has a Github account where she shares her work. With her diverse background and extensive experience, Koren Leslie Cohen is a valuable asset to any organization.