Background
Cohan, Avery Berlow was born on July 12, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max Joseph and Elizabeth (Berlow) Cohan.
Cohan, Avery Berlow was born on July 12, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max Joseph and Elizabeth (Berlow) Cohan.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1934. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1959.
Research assistant National Bureau Economics Research, 1943. Research associate North.A.M., 1944-1945. Attache Department State, Berne, Switzerland, 1945-1948, Stockholm, Sweden, 1949-1951.
Resident representative Economics Committee Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, 1951-1953.
Sales Top Company, Boston, 1953-1956. Teaching associate Harvard, 1956-1957.
Member of faculty U. North Carolina, 1957-1977, professor finance, 1961-1977, chairman graduate studies business administration, 1962-1967. On leave as chief insurance branch, consultant United Nations Conference Trade and Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 1968-1969.
Consultant National Bureau Economics Research, 1961-1969.
Visiting professor International Institute for Management Development Management Development Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1964-1965. Mills Bee Lane visiting professor finance U. Georgia, 1973-1975. Director Key Company, Greensboro, North Carolina Board Governors Durham Academy, 1967-1969.
Member American, Southern economics associations, American, Southern (vice president 1974-1975, president-elect 1975) finance associations, Institute Management Sciences, American Statistical Association, Finance Management Association (director) 1975-1976), Beta Gamma Sigma. Club: Chapel Hill Country (treasurer 1963).
Married Margaret Ann Kelley, January 20, 1948. Children: Beth Neal, Judith Kelley, Kevin Berlow, Peter Marshall.