Secretary and board member, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency
Gregory Cohn is the Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency, which addresses the needs of the deprived communities of East London. Gregory has for over 25 years promoted enterprise focused solutions in the deprived areas of West and South London and for the past 14 years he has led Tower Hamlets CDA. The focus of Gregory's work has been through the voluntary / community sector, but he also led the Economic Development Unit of the London Borough of Lambeth for several years.
When Gregory commenced working for Tower Hamlets CDA the sole service was the promotion of worker co-operatives. Whilst this remains a core activity, under his leadership the agency has alongside established a number of successful projects including Succession London, food co-operatives and recycling initiatives.
Gregory is the founder member of Social Enterprise London as he facilitated the closure of two other agencies whose resources were transferred to establish SEL. He remains strongly committed to promoting and supporting new and existing social enterprise opportunities throughout London.