Background
Kohn was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Donald Kohn, an engineer, and Melinda Kohn, a computer programmer.
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Kohn was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Donald Kohn, an engineer, and Melinda Kohn, a computer programmer.
She graduated from New York University School of Law with a juris doctor in 2002, and also has a master"s degree in public administration from Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Kohn was a contributor for the Fox News Channel. Her writing is published in publications like The Washington Post and United States of America Today. Kohn"s mother introduced her to volunteering and community organizing at age 12, when they began volunteering together at a local domestic violence shelter.
Kohn was raised Jewish.
Kohn was raised in Allentown and left to pursue a bachelor"s degree in psychology from George Washington University in Washington, District of Columbia Kohn was a Root Tilden public service scholar at the New York University School of Law. Community organizing
Previously, Kohn was Senior Campaign Strategist with the Center for Community Change, where she served as co-Director.
She also previously served as Executive Director of the Third Wave Foundation. Kohn held a program fellowship at the Ford Foundation, helping to manage more than $15 million in annual grants.
She was also a distinguished Vaid Fellow at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute.
Kohn has consulted at organizations such as the Urban Justice Center. She was also a strategic adviser to the Social Justice Infrastructure Funders. Media career
She has appeared on Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company shows The Editor Show, Up with Steve Kornacki, Now with Alex Wagner, and on The Last Word with Lawrence O"Donnell.
Kohn has also published op-eds for outlets including Fox News, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Christian Science Monitor, and United States of America Today.
She is also a contributor to The Huffington Post. She served as a Fox News Channel contributor until October 2013.
She is currently a commentator on Cable News Network.