Evan Cohen

Evan Cohen is a portfolio engagement director at Toyota Ventures, responsible for supporting the Climate Fund portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Toyota Ventures, Evan was the accelerator manager for SVG Ventures where he oversaw the development and execution of the award-winning THRIVE Accelerator.
He had previously run the cleantech cohort of the Canadian Technology Accelerator, and founded its agtech cohort.
Evan started his career in the United States Marine Corps, where he served in multiple leadership positions at the infantry team, squad and platoon level.
Following his time on active duty and deployment to Iraq, he worked in politics as a member of the Obama Administration serving as a political appointee at both the White House and U.S.
Department of Energy.
He was previously a fellow with both the Clean Energy Leadership Institute and On Deck Climate Tech.