GREENWICH, Conn.: Mann Partners today announced the appointment of David Cohen, Partner and Managing Director at Kelso & Company, to its Advisory Board. The appointment strengthens the firm’s private equity and human capital expertise as organizations confront increasingly complex operating model, talent, and growth challenges.

Cohen leads the Human Capital function at Kelso & Company, applying talent and human resources best practices to enhance the firm’s investment process and portfolio company performance, and support the firm’s specialist network.

Previously, Cohen held senior leadership roles at American Securities, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and General Electric. Over a 35-plus-year career, he has built and scaled organizations globally, with extensive experience launching and developing operations in India, China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. He began his career as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer, managing a rural development organization in Botswana.

“David is an industry innovator with a rare combination of deep private equity experience and human capital leadership,” said Alice Mann, Founder and CEO of Mann Partners. “At a moment when talent, technology, and operating model decisions are inseparable from value creation, his perspective is invaluable. I’ve benefited personally from David’s mentorship, and we’re excited to bring his insight and expertise to our clients, team, and broader network.”

“I’m excited to join the Mann Partners Advisory Board and contribute to the firm’s momentum and deep expertise,” said David Cohen. “The firm brings a distinctive, disciplined approach to aligning strategy, organization, and talent and I look forward to working with Alice, the team, and the Advisory Board to help leaders unlock sustainable value in an increasingly complex environment.”

Cohen joins an Advisory Board that includes leaders from private equity, organization design, and management consulting. The Mann Partners Advisory Board was established to broaden the firm’s perspective and experience as clients navigate accelerating change across talent markets, operating models, and technology adoption.

“David’s experience sits squarely at the intersection of talent, operating model design, and private equity value creation,” said Charles Weiss, Chair of the Mann Partners Advisory Board. “As Mann Partners continues to help organizations respond to AI, growth, and transformation pressures, David’s insight will further strengthen our ability to deliver impact as trusted partners to leadership teams and investors.”

David Cohen holds a B.A. in Economics and an MBA in General Management from the University of Michigan.

About Mann Partners:
Mann Partners is a boutique consulting firm that helps private equity firms, portfolio companies, and corporations accelerate value creation by aligning strategy, organization, and talent. We partner with leadership teams to design operating models that drive scalable, profitable growth. Drawing on decades of experience across private equity, management consulting, and financial services, our team advises executives on solving complex growth, integration, scale, and AI-enabled workforce transformation challenges through practical expertise in organization design, human capital, and change management. Founded by Alice Mann, the company is headquartered in Greenwich, CT. For more information visit us at www.mannpartnersinc.com. Follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/mann-partners/.

Fonte: Business Wire