Carol Fishman Cohen
Carol Fishman Cohen is the CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, an author, a speaker and a consultant to employers, universities, non-profits and individuals on the subject of career re-entry.
Background and early career
Cohen earned a B.A. in Economics at
In 2001, after 11 years out of the full time workforce raising four children,[3] Cohen relaunched her career in a financial analysis role with Sankaty Advisors, a division of Bain Capital.[4] Subsequently, in 2003, Harvard Business School professors published a case study titled "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry,” documenting her return to work after 11 years out of the full-time workforce.[4][5]
Return-to-work initiatives
Cohen began assisting other women with the perceived challenge of returning to work after time out of the workforce.
In 2007, Cohen and Rabin co-founded iRelaunch as a career reentry programming company.[3] The following year, Cohen began studying the subject globally. By 2010 she saw internships as a means of returning to work,[9] and as a result of this study wrote 'The 40-Year-Old Intern' for Harvard Business Review.[10][11] Cohen became an advocate for formal career re-entry programs in the form of internships.[12][13]
Speaking and appearances
Cohen gained attention as a career reentry advocate when the TED platform posted her TEDxBeaconStreet talk[14] called "How to get back to work after a career break" which has garnered more than 3.5 million views and has been translated into 30 languages.[15]
References
- ^ Hart, Myra M.; Ely, Robin J.; Wojewoda, Susan (14 May 2003). "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)" – via www.hbs.edu.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Eichenwald, Kurt (February 14, 1990). "THE COLLAPSE OF DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT; Drexel, Symbol of Wall St. Era, Is Dismantling; Bankruptcy Filed". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Whitney. "Taking a Career Break? Talk to This Woman First". Forbes.com. No. October 17, 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b Hart, Myra M.; Ely, Robin J.; Wojewoda, Susan (May 2003). "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (A)". Harvard Business School Case 803-186. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Hart, Myra M.; Ely, Robin J.; Wojewoda, Susan (May 2003). "Carol Fishman Cohen: Professional Career Reentry (B)". Harvard Business School Case 803-186. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Preston, Jennifer (March 17, 2014). "Helping Women Get Back in the Game". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Bush, Vanessa. "Booklist Review of Back on the Career Track". Whatcom County Library System. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Eisenberg, Richard. "TED Talk: Getting Back to Work After a Career Break". NextAvenue.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Williams, Grace L. (February 24, 2016). "Adult internships and returnships help the over-40 crowd get back to work". Today.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Cohen, Carol Fishman (November 2012). "The 40-Year-Old Intern". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Cohen, Carol Fishman (November 2012). "The 40-Year-Old Intern". Harvard Business Review. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Fredman, Catherine (November 8, 2016). "Helping women return to Wall Street after starting a family". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Kennedy, Eliza (August 20, 2014). "'Returnships': A great idea for fixing the 'leaky pipeline' of talented women". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "STEM Re-entry Task Force initiative: SWE teams up with iRelaunch". alltogether.swe.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "TED/TEDx How to get back to work after a career break". ted.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
- The official iRelaunch website>
- Carol Fishman Cohen on Twitter
- Carol Fishman Cohen on TED/TEDx
- Carol Fishman Cohen on HBR
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