Summary
Benjamin Cohen is a CEO and strategy leader with 11 years of experience building and commercializing energy and climate resilience businesses across North America, Europe, and APAC. Formerly Global Head of Strategy at AutoGrid, he led product launches and new B2B2C SaaS business models that unlocked over $1B in TAM and helped secure a $35M Series D, pairing technical product direction with investor-facing fundraising and M&A diligence. He now runs Quoll Intelligence, translating climate risk data into actionable, homeowner-facing solutions that blend physical and financial resilience. A Stanford BA and Harvard MBA with early venture and private equity experience in China (including roles at Alibaba and multiple funds), he brings uncommon fluency in international market entry and embedded customer teams. Benjamin’s background spans hands-on engineering-led deployments to board-level strategy, reflecting a rare mix of product, operations, and cross-border dealmaking.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Harvard Business School
Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin Chinese at Peking University
Full-stack Coding, Full-stack Coding at Dev Bootcamp
BA International Relations (Mandarin Chinese and Arabic), BA International Relations (Mandarin Chinese and Arabic) at Stanford University
English, Chinese