Henry Cohen
Henry graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with Distinction in Political Science from Southern Methodist University in May 2020 after publishing a thesis on financial crises in Argentina as the Roy R. Rubottom Foreign Service Scholar with the John Goodwin Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs. Henry began his career in Houston, working in ExxonMobil's Public and Government Affairs division. He then served as a consultant in the Houston office of the strategic advisory firm, FGS Global, where he supported companies in M&A transactions, shareholder activism situations, corporate crises and governance, sustainability strategy, geopolitical positioning, and public affairs. Henry Cohen went on to earn a Master of Arts in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C., where he focused on international finance, sustainable energy, and Latin American studies. While at SAIS, he consulted for the World Wildlife Fund Markets Institute, served as a Strategy & Business Development Intern in Cape Town for Plentify, a clean technology start-up, and completed a Sustainable Investing Fellowship with Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets after graduation. He now serves as an Associate in SMBC's Structured Finance division where he covers structured and project finance transactions across Power, Infrastructure, New Energies, and Natural Resources in the Americas. Henry is passionate about giving back to his current and former communities through volunteerism and fundraising, and enjoys mentoring undergraduate and graduate students navigating their professional careers.