Michael is the CEO of Cohen Research Group a leading political, public affairs, and corporate research firm. He publishes the pioneering Congress In Your Pocket suite of AI-driven apps and teaches courses at Johns Hopkins University and New York University on digital political strategy and political campaigning. He is the author of Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections, a second edition featuring a new chapter on artificial intelligence published in 2025 (Bloomsbury). He also serves as the Executive Director of Fight Hate, focused on eliminating antisemitism on college campuses. After running political campaigns in college, Dr. Cohen served in leadership positions at The Gallup Organization, Microsoft, USA Facts, Purple Strategies, and two top political polling firms.