People Moves: Oak Hill Advisors hires first Head of ESG and Corporate Sustainability

04/02/2022

Press Release - Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (OHA), a leading alternative credit manager, announced that it has hired Jeffrey Cohen as its first head of ESG and Sustainability. This hire represents OHA's continued commitment to further integrating the firm's ESG considerations into its investment process and advancing the firm's sustainability initiatives.

Cohen will join the firm's ESG Committee and work closely with the firm's investment team and portfolio companies to further develop sustainability metrics across its portfolios as well as develop ESG-related investment solutions. He will also join OHA's Diversity & Inclusion Council to further strengthen its programs supporting a diverse, respectful, and inclusive environment for its employees. Mr. Cohen will report to Bill Bohnsack, OHA's president and senior partner.

Previously, Cohen was director of capital markets integration and head of private investments initiatives at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation (SASB). In this capacity, he advised alternatives investors on the development and integration of ESG factors into various phases of the investment process. Mr. Cohen earned an M.B.A. from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and a B.B.A from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.