Background
Cohen, Burton David was born on February 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Allan and Gussy (Katz) Cohen.
Cohen, Burton David was born on February 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Allan and Gussy (Katz) Cohen.
Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1960. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1963.
Staff attorney McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois, 1964-1969, assistant secretary, 1969-1970, assistant general counsel, 1970-1976, assistant vice president, 1976-1978, deputy director legal department, 1978-1980, vice president franchising, assistant general counsel, assistant secretary, 1980-1989, senior vice president, chief franchising officer, 1989-1998. Managing partner Burton D. Cohen & Associate LLC. Advisory director, 1992-1993, McDonald's Corporation, since 1992.
Advisory board Louisiana State University Franchise University. Consultant Primary Insight. Director Goodwill Enterprises Development Corporation.
Franchise mediator CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Adjunct professor Kellogg Grad School Management, Northwestern University. Board directors Dwyer Group.
Consultant Executive Service Corps. Chicago; senior consultant Ifranchise Group. Lecturer, consultant in field.
With Army of the United States, 1963-1964. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, International Franchise Association (lecturer), Association National Advertisers, Chicago Council Foreign Relations, Executives Club (Chicago), Tau Epsilon Phi, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Linda Rochelle Kaine, January 19, 1969. Children: David, Jordana.