Raphael H. Cohen

Raphael H Cohen
Born 1953 (age 61–62)
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Occupation Principal, Management Boosters, Professor, Academic director, Author, Speaker

Raphael Cohen is a professor, lecturer, author, serial entrepreneur and business angel. He has a PhD in economics from Switzerland.[1]

He is the owner and managing director of Getratex SA, as well as academic director of the entrepreneurship and business development specialization of the eMBA at the University of Geneva.[2]

He has been managing an international group of companies since before earning his PhD in economics in 1982.

Raphael has come up with the IpOp Model, an approach to innovation and corporate entrepreneurship.[3] This model is one of several attempting to help companies in their innovation management.

Life and early career

Cohen started his career at Getratex SA in 1975, where his first intrapreneurial opportunity was to create a new business unit to sell fashion wear. This unit eventually became one of the most dynamic licensees of Walt Disney as the first to sell Disney sportswear successfully to adults in North America and Europe. To reduce his exposure to the fashion industry, in 1980 he initiated a diversification, which led him to invest in several startups. Since he became a business angel Cohen has been involved in many businesses including tourist attractions, theming of public areas, surface treatments, financial derivatives, internet marketing, software, skin treatments, retail, real estate, construction and high-tech projects. As a trusted advisor for several large corporations he became an expert in corporate innovation and intrapreneurship.

Career

Management Boosters

Cohen started Management Boosters in 2001, as a division of Getratex SA, to provide corporate clients with consulting and training services focusing on the acquisition of competitive advantages. Management Boosters offers training, consulting, mentoring & coaching, facilitation and lecturing.

University of Geneva

Since 2001, Cohen has been the academic co-director of the entrepreneurship specialization of the eMBA of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, to design and run the first MBA in continental Europe focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship and business development [4]

Academic contributions

IpOp Model

Cohen developed the IpOp Model as a potential roadmap during the pre-project/ideation stage of seizing an opportunity. The model is meant to help innovators analyze and mature their idea to produce an opportunity case or a business plan to convince themselves and decision-makers, such as investors or management of the merits of the opportunity. [5]

MicroMBA MB

To help organizations benefit from the innovative ability of their employees Cohen has designed and implemented the MicroMBA MB program. Combining the IpOp Model with the fundamentals taught in an executive MBA, the MicroMBA MB enables middle managers to become proactive agents of change. Participants in the program must identify and implement a real project that supports the strategy of their employer. These projects translate into a measurable return of investment for the organization, turning training into a profit center.[6]

Awards and honors

Bibliography

Academic diplomas

References

  1. ↑ "RAPHAEL COHEN SERIAL-ENTREPRENEUR and BUSINESS BOOSTER". Management Boosters. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Raphael Cohen - CEO at Getratex SA". World Entrepreneurship Forum. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Raphael, Cohen; Heribert Watzke Jerome Katz (2010). "USASBE 2010 Workshop -IpOp Model and Opportunity Case". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hec Geneve". Website Of Universite De Geneve. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Raphael Cohen CEO at Getratex SA". World Entrepreneurship Forum. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Turning Caterpillars Into Agile And Passionate Butterflies". Winning Opportunities. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Modèle De Comptabilisation Des Transactions En Devises". Google. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Turning Caterpillars Into Agile And… Passionate Butterflies". Winning Opportunities. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Turning Caterpillars Into Agile And… Passionate Butterflies". Winning Opportunities. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cohen Raphael". Université de Genève.

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