George Haligua

George Haligua Cohen (born November 27, 1955) is a global investor and philanthropist . Early Life: George Haligua Cohen was born into a Sephardic family in Madrid, Spain, the son of Jacques and Liliane Haligua Cohen. Dr.George Haligua Cohen received his MBA from les Hautes Études Commerciales, France and his PhD in Finance from l'Institut de Technologie, Switzerland. From 1979-82 George was the youngest Vice-President at the Banque Nationale de Paris, France. Business: In 1981, following a transfer from the BNP, George Haligua Cohen moved to Canada. Upon his recall to France in 1982, he opted to stay in Canada and accepted an offer to work with Hunter Financial Group, an Investment Bank headquartered in Calgary as executive Vice President. Within a year, he became President and CEO. From 1984-88, he was the Executive Vice President at Goldman Sachs. From 1988-97, he was President and CEO of United Financial Corp, one of Canada's leading investment group and fund manager. In 1997, George established his first private investment firm, Traders Group S.A. with a seed capital of $50 million dollars. In its early days Traders was involved in Fixed Income, Commodities and Foreign Exchange. Today Traders invests mostly as a principal in Natural Resources and Real Estate. Influences: Following the modern influences of Calouste Gulbenkian, Menlo Smith, Andrew Carnegie, Karl Marx and past influences of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Aristotle, his thoughts and visions were shaped. Charity Endeavours: Having an estimated wealth of $2 billion, he is known for his generous philanthropy. George Haligua Cohen is involved in a wide variety of children’s causes from raising education standards in sub-Saharan Africa, to building orphanages and financing a non-profit Microcredit company which offers loans to the impoverished. Private Life: Dr. George Haligua Cohen is a fiercely private individual. In a world of unauthorized invasion of privacy by Governments and large Corporations, he has refused to serve on boards and give interviews in order to protect his anonymity.