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Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen is Full Professor of Information Systems, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and member of the University’s Senior Executive Team.
In his role as Dean, Jason is responsible for the Wits School of Accountancy, Wits Business School, School of Law, Wits School of Governance, School of Economics and Finance, and School of Business Sciences, with over 11,000 students enrolled across these six Schools.
Jason started his schooling at King David Sandton in 1982 and after completing matric at King David Linksfield in 1993, Jason went on to complete a BCom, BCom Honours and eventually his PhD at Wits in 2004.
Jason is a National Research Foundation rated researcher and has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels since joining the Wits academic staff in 1999 and has supervised over 45 Masters and Doctoral students.
Jason was previously head of the Information Systems division in the Wits School of Economics and Business Sciences (2004-2010), Assistant Dean Research (2015-2018), Deputy Dean (2019-2021), and Acting Dean (2022) prior to his appointment as Dean in January 2023.
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SchoolLinksfield
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Matric Year1993
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CompanyWits University
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Current PositionDean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
“I was part of the very first group of kids to start at the new King David Sandton school premises. My handprints are probably somewhere in the path that leads down from the gate. I have fond memories of Hazel Bolnick and later Gillian Horwitz who taught me in std 4/5. Lorraine Srage taught me History in matric and thanks to her it was my favourite high school subject!
I will always be grateful to King David for the high quality of education offered and the opportunity to learn about our Jewish heritage. Kind David instilled the values of life-long learning, giving of oneself to community and society, and leading by example. These values have profoundly shaped my own life as an academic and educator”