Gary B Cohen

In 1987, Gary and his partner, Rick Diamond, founded ACI Telecentrics with only $2,000 each. From that humble beginning they successfully grew the company from 2 to 2,200 employees in 11 locations and became the 25th largest teleservices company in the country with $30 million+ in business. Gary left his post as President of ACI in January 2005 to start CO2 Partners, an executive coaching firm. Gary previously worked in state government as an intern for Senator Jim Ramstad, and is active in other business and community interests, having served as a Director for the Minnesota Zoo Foundation Board and the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota. He has served on the boards for the American Teleservices Association and the Richfield Bank & Trust. He currently serves on the boards of Outward Bound National and IC System, Inc. and is a member of the American-Israeli Policy Advisory Committee. Gary has received the CitiBusiness "40 Under 40" award and was a finalist for the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and has completed the OPM Program at Harvard Business School. Gary is currently serving as Co-President of the Harvard Alumni Business Club of Minnesota. He and his wife and two girls live in Minneapolis. Gary is a member of the 2002 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.