Robert Cohen is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Metro Denver Sports Commission.  A native of Kansas, he received his bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

The Metro Denver Sports Commission’s mission is to create a legacy of economic and social vitality through sport by facilitating and supporting major events that generate significant economic impact, and by promoting health and wellness in the areas of lifestyle, youth participation and volunteerism.  The metropolitan Denver community has played host to numerous international and national events.

Mr. Cohen is also the Chairman and CEO of The IMA Financial Group, which is a diversified financial services company which is currently comprised of three subsidiaries who provide the following products and services:  retail insurance brokerage, wholesale insurance brokerage, discretionary money management, and securities-related work.

In addition to the above entities, Mr. Cohen is also active in community service.  He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Boards of the Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation, Craig Hospital Foundation, Downtown Denver Partnership, the DPS Foundation, the Metropolitan State College of Denver Board of Trustees, and Adventures Within, as well as the Advisory Board of the University of Colorado Sports Management Program.

His past service includes serving as Chairman of the task force who recommended the building of Invesco Field (Denver’s NFL stadium) and as a member of the committee that worked to bring Major League Baseball to Denver. 

Robert has been recognized with the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s “Chamber Champion” award (1994), the Leadership Denver Alumni Association’s “Outstanding Alumnus” award (1996), inclusion in Colorado Business Magazine’s “Colorado’s Emerging Leaders” (1997) and The Denver Business Journal’s “Forty Under Forty” (1999), the National Association for Community Leadership’s Distinguished Leadership Award (1997), the 9News “Leader of the Year” award (1999), and the National Philanthropy Day in Colorado “Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser” award (2002).

He and his wife, Molly, have three sons and one daughter.

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