Brian Cohen is the Executive Director of Beam Center, a NYC-based non-profit that aims to crystallize self-directed growth in youth through ambitious, collaborative project-making. Beam Center serves 7,000+ students annually through its summer camp in New Hampshire, partnerships with 30 NYC public schools, and apprenticeship and work-based learning programs. Prior to sharing a tent with Beam Center co-founder Danny Kahn, Brian spent 18 years in the music industry, exiting as a Senior Vice President of Marketing for Elektra Records.