Richard G. Cohn attended the University of Pennsylvania and Emory University's School of Law. He is a seasoned communications executive and has held senior positions at Sun Microsystems, Charles Schawb, and PG&E. Cohn pioneered the use of streaming video and audio at Sun Microsystems in the early days of the internet and served as a senior attorney for the U.S. Department of Energy. His work has been honored by the International Association of Business Communicators. Cohn lives in San Rafael, California.