By Steve Neavling
Jodi Cohen, who most recently was head of the FBI’s Louisville Field Office, has been named the first woman to lead the bureau’s Boston Field Office.
Two years after she was promoted to special agent in charge of the Louisville Field Office, Cohen is taking the helm at the Boston Field Office.
Cohen’s career with the FBI began in 2005, when she was assigned to the New York Field Office to investigate white-collar crime and health care fraud. She also served on the safe Streets Task Force.
In 2014, Cohen became supervisory special agent and reported to the Washington Field Office to provide support to national security and criminal covert operations.
In 2018, Cohen served as the assistant special agent in charge of the Criminal Branch in the Seattle Field Office. She was also a team leader in the Inspection Division at FBI headquarters, overseeing agent-involved shooting investigations, national program reviews, and field office inspections.
In 2020, Cohen served as chief of staff for the executive assistant director and section chief in the National Security Branch (NSB) at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Cohen received a bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Quinnipiac University.
Before her career with the FBI, she served as a senior physical therapist at a hospital in New York City.
