Devana Cohen is the Chief Investment Officer for the UJA-Federation of New York’s Endowment and Retirement Plans. Prior to joining UJA-Federation of New York in 2013, Ms. Cohen spent five years managing public market investments at the Ford Foundation and The California Endowment.  Ms. Cohen was an Asset-Liability Manager at Toyota Motor Sales where she also served as a member of the investment team that managed the pension plan assets. Prior to starting a career in investments, she was as a Design Engineer developing semiconductor devices for International Rectifier.  Ms. Cohen graduated from University of California at Berkeley with dual BS degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and earned an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of management specializing in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies. Ms. Cohen is a CFA charterholder.