Alex Cohen is Chief Product Officer at Akamon Entertainment where he leads the product design and development team and is responsible for the company’s multiplatform portfolio.
Alex is an experienced casino-game designer who comes to Akamon with a track record of success in the online real-money and social casino markets. For two years, immediately prior to joining Akamon, Alex was Head of Game Design at Quickspin, an award-winning slots supplier for the online real-money and social casino market, based in Stockholm. His games from Quickspin are featured on Mirrorball Slots, as well as in many other online casinos.
Earlier in his career, Alex was with IGT for 6 years as a game designer on premium titles, including "The Hangover", "Wheel of Fortune: Triple Extreme Spin," and "Treasures of Troy." Indeed, several of Alex's titles from early in his career are still among the most popular themes on IGT's DoubleDown Casino.
He earned a BS in Mathematical Sciences and Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University.