Holly Cohen is the executive director of the Kohelet Foundation, a private foundation that works to transform the field of Jewish day school education in the Philadelphia region and nationally. In this role, Holly's has guided the foundation's focus to address issues such as building a community of collaboration, day school affordability, transformation to blended learning, transparent business models and incentivizing parents to choose day school. Prior to her work at the Kohelet Foundation, Holly practiced law for 16 years and volunteered for numerous organizations in the Philadelphia Jewish community. Passionate about Jewish education and children, she served as a board member of OROT, The Friendship Circle and Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia and has provided legal counsel to these organizations.

Holly is native Philadelphian, an alumna of Solomon Schechter Hebrew Day School and Akiba Hebrew Academy. She received her B.A. at New York University and J.D. at Temple University School of Law. Holly resides in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their family.