Jay Martin Cohen (born December 12, 1946) is a retired

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of the

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and former

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of the

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. He entered the Navy in 1968 as an ensign after graduation from the

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. His last assignment was (20th) Chief of Naval Research commanding the

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(2000-2006) and retired on February 1, 2006. Cohen was sworn in as Under Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security on August 10, 2006. Cohen received a joint

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degree from

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and

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and a

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degree in

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and

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from MIT. He served as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology in the

from 2006 to 2009. He now is a principal in the Chertoff Group and serves on the board of directors of assorted high tech and security companies.

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1946 births Living people Military personnel from New York City United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy officers MIT School of Engineering alumni George W. Bush administration personnel United States Department of Homeland Security officials {{US-navy-bio-stub