Steve Cohen (businessman)

Steven Cohen
Cohen at a New York Mets game in 2023
Born (1956-06-11) June 11, 1956
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Occupations
Known forRecord insider trading fine of $1.8 billion
Title
Spouses
Patricia Finke
(m. 1979; div. 1990)
Alexandra Garcia
(m. 1992)

Steven A. Cohen (born June 11, 1956) is an American hedge fund manager and owner of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the founder of Point72 Asset Management and S.A.C. Capital Advisors. In 2013, S.A.C. Capital Advisors pleaded guilty to wire and securities fraud to insider trading and paid $1.8 billion in fines. In 2020, Cohen acquired the Mets from Fred Wilpon for $2.4 billion.