Brent Cohen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Policy

Brent J Cohen is the Director of Legislative and Government Affairs for the New York City Department of Probation, a city agency that helps build stronger and safer communities by supervising people on probation and fostering opportunities for them to move out of the criminal justice system through meaningful education, employment, health services, family engagement and community participation.  In this role, Brent advances the agency’s mission through legislation and intergovernmental relationships.  Brent began his career in education, spending five years with a charter management organization in California, including two years as a teacher in South Los Angeles, and serving as a founding staff member of three charter schools.  He earned a BA in American Studies, with a focus on the intersections of Sociology, Chicano Studies, and African American Studies, from the University of California at Berkeley.  Brent also holds an MPA from NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. 











Areas of Expertise

  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Health Policy
  • Management
  • Politics
  • Race, Class, & Diversity