Brad is a graduate of the University of Arizona (1985) with a B.S. in Psychology and Business Administration. He worked for 2 years as Director of Expansion for the SAE National Fraternity & Foundation before joining the Xerox Corporation in their corporate management program. In 1988 he worked for a year as a Title Representative for North American Title Company. He was then recruited to work for Heritage Escrow Company, and opened their 4th location in Newport Beach. Within a short time he became a part of their corporate management team, first as Sales Manager and then as their Senior Vice President. Brad was an essential part of the company's growth, helping it expand from 4 locations to 25 locations throughout the state of California, making it the state's largest independently owned escrow company.
In 2007, the company was sold to a title company and Cohen left in January 2009 to establish a truly independent escrow company, Granite Escrow Services. Through earning the respect and loyalty of his former associates, many followed Cohen and joined the Granite Escrow team, becoming integral in the company's current growth and success. Cohen's philosophy is to treat the employees like they are his clients and as a result, the clients will be well taken care of. Integrity and ethics are the core values he believes make a company strong.
Cohen is the former President of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, has served on the Board of the Samueli Jewish Campus and Merage Jewish Community Center, a $100M facility. He is also the on the Board of Directors for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon national Fraternity, the largest national college fraternal organization in the United States. He is a resident of Newport Coast, CA and is married to his wife Kim and have 3 children, Devon and twins Zachary and Sydney.
