Peter Cohan
- Associate Professor of Practice
Academic Division: Management
Academic Degrees
- MBA, Wharton School
- BS, Swarthmore College
Academic Interest / Expertise
Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; National Competitiveness StrategyAwards & Honors
- 2024 — Top AI Leader, RETHINK Retail
- 2024 — Top Retail Expert, RETHINK Retail
- 2023 — Top Retail Influencers, RETHINK Retail
- 2022 — Top 100 Retail Influencer , RETHINK Retail
- 2021 — Top 100 Retail Influencer , RETHINK Retail
Courses
Degree Courses 2025
- STR 3501 GENERATIVE AI FOR BUS GROWTH & STRATEGY
- STR 3500 SCALING STRAT:MASTER IDEA TO $10 BILLION
- MSM 6110 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPER SWEDEN
Degree Courses 2024
- STR 3500 SCALING STRAT:MASTER IDEA TO $10 BILLION
- STR 3000 STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVING
- MSM 6110 GLOBAL EPS EXPERIENCE: SWEDEN
Degree Courses 2023
- STR 3500 SCALING STRAT:MASTER IDEA TO $10 BILLION
- STR 3000 STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVING
- MSM 6110 GLOBAL EPS EXPERIENCE: ISRAEL
Publications
Journal Articles
- Cohan, P.S. (2009). Helping your people get 15 percent better. Leader to Leader.
- Cohan, P.S. (2008). Riding the Value Cycle. Business Strategy Review.
- Cohan, P.S. (2008). Value leadership: the principles driving corporate value. Business Strategy Review.
- Cohan, P.S., Rangan, U.S. (2007). Follow the Legend: Seven Strategy Lessons from Entrepreneurs. Business Strategy Review. Vol: 17, Issue: 4, Page: 56-61. Blackwell Publishing.
- Cohan, P.S. (2007). When the blind lead. Business Strategy Review.
- Cohan, P.S., Unger, B. (2006). Four sources of advantage. Business Strategy Review.
Books
- Cohan, P.S. (2024). Brain Rush: How to Invest and Compete in the Real World of Generative AI: Brain Rush: How to Invest and Compete in the Real World of Generative AI. Page: 401. Apress.
- Cohan, P.S. (2020). Goliath Strikes Back: How Traditional Retailers Are Winning Back Customers from Ecommerce Startups: Goliath Strikes Back: How Traditional Retailers Are Winning Back Customers from Ecommerce Startups. Page: 192. Apress.
- Cohan, P.S., Cohan, W.D. (2019). Executive Compensation and the Ethics of Misguided Incentives. Business and Society Review.
- Cohan, P.S. (2019). Scaling Your Startup: Mastering the Four Stages from Idea to $10 Billion. Apress. link
- Cohan, P.S. (2018). Startup Cities: Why Only a Few Cities Dominate the Global Startup Scene and What the Rest Should Do About It. Apress.
- Cohan, P.S. (2017). Disciplined Growth Strategies: Insights from the Growth Trajectories of Successful and Unsuccessful Companies . Apress.
- Cohan, P.S. (2012). Hungry Start-up Strategy: Creating New Ventures with Limited Resources and Unlimited Vision: BK Business Series. Page: 256. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
- Cohan, P.S., Lavin, F. (2011). Export Now . Wiley.
- Cohan, P.S., Rangan, U.s. (2010). Capital Rising. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Cohan, P.S. (2008). You Can’t Order Change. Penguin Publishing Group.
- Cohan, P.S. (2003). Value Leadership. Wiley.
- Cohan, P.S. (2002). E-Leaders. Capstone.
- Cohan, P.S. (2002). Technology Leaders. Capstone.
- Cohan, P.S. (2001). e-Stocks. Harper Business.
- Cohan, P.S. (2001). Net Profit. Jossey-Bass.
- Cohan, P.S. (2000). e-Profit. AMACOM.
- Cohan, P.S. (1997). The Technology Leaders. Jossey-Bass.
Cases and Teaching Notes
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2023). Apple's Electric Vehicle -- Teaching Note: Apple's Electric Vehicle. Babson College. link
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2022). Reviving Edwards Life Sciences: Reviving Edwards Life Sciences. Babson College. link
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2022). Reviving Edwards Life Sciences -- Teaching Note: Reviving Edwards Life Sciences. Babson College. link
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2020). Apple in China and India -- Teaching Note: Apple in China and India. Babson College.
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2020). Apple in China and India: Apple in China and India. Babson College. link
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2016). Growing Pains at Commonwealth Dairy: Growing Pains at Commonwealth Dairy. Page: 17. Babson College.
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2016). Growing Pains at Commonwealth Dairy - Teaching Note: Growing Pains at Commonwealth Dairy. Page: 17. Babson College.
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2014). Warren Buffett and his Newspaper Investments. Babson College.
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2014). Warren Buffett and his Newspaper Investments - Instructor Spreadsheet. Babson College.
- Cohan, P.S., Hariharan, S. (2014). Warren Buffett and his Newspaper Investments - Teaching Note. Babson College.
Book Chapters
- Cohan, P.S. (2002). Business: The Ultimate Resource. Basic Books.
Other
- Cohan, P.S. (2018). Rise to Leadership: Become a CEO: Rise to Leadership: Become a CEO. Babson X. link
- Cohan, P.S. (2017). Digital Strategy and Action: Digital Strategy and Action. Babson X. link
- Cohan, P.S. (2016). Five Commandments for Faster Growth: Knowledge@Wharton. University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. link
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2010). Chokehold on Live Entertainment (B). Vol: 89-C-10-B. Babson College .
- Hariharan, S., Cohan, P.S. (2010). Chokehold on Live Entertainment (A). Vol: 89-T-10-A. Babson College .
Articles - Circular or newsletter (e.g., Babson Insight)
Presentations
Additional Links
- Generative Ai with Peter Cohan and his New Book: Brain Rush Generative AI w/ Peter Cohan and His New Book: Brain Rush | builders podcast
- Brain Rush! Gen AI, AI Hallucinations and Retailers with Peter Cohan, an Associate Professor of Management Practice at Babson College
- This book is the ultimate cheat sheet on how to make money with AI
- 103 Peter Cohan: Creating Value: The Key to Success in the Age of AI
- Knowledge@Wharton article:
- Note on Growing Faster:
Department & College Wide Services
- STR 3000 coordinator (Fall 2018 - Present)
- Faculty Senate (Spring 2017 - Spring 2026)