Dave Cohen

Biography

Dave Cohen

Dave Cohen embarks on his eighth year with the Falcons and fifth as the team’s Vice President of Sales. In his capacity, Cohen is responsible for the sale and service of all Falcons tickets, which include season tickets, group tickets, hospitality programs and the ticket operations department. This past season, the team created it’s first-ever Customer Service department, which is designed to provide 365 day access to its season ticket holders and fan base.

Cohen and his staff are also responsible for the sale of all premium seat inventories in the Georgia Dome, which include suites, club seats, super suites and the “Owner’s Club”. In addition to the sales and service efforts, Cohen is also responsible for the team’s fan services and research & development areas.

Last year, catapulting off the on-field success, the Falcons sold out all regular season home games. During his time with the team, the Falcons have sold out 68 of 71 games in the Georgia Dome, which at one time included a team-high 55 games in a row. At the height of the team’s success, the organization had a season ticket waiting list over 90,000, which was one of the longest in the NFL. In 2002, in his first season, Cohen and his team set an 83-year old NFL record by selling over 21,000 new season tickets and then followed that up in 2003 by selling another 20,000.

Over a two-year period beginning in 2007, the Falcons financed and led an entire renovation of the Georgia Dome which included the renovation of the Premium and general seating areas. Cohen was heavily involved in this renovation, which cost over $50 million and included a complete remodel and redesign of the suites, club levels and introduced the new Super Suite concept. It also included replacing the general seats in the seating bowl and a renovation of the entry gates and concourses.

Prior to coming to the Falcons, Cohen was the Director of Ticket Sales for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA. During his tenure with the Blazers, the team sold out 104 consecutive home games and had the highest season ticket base in team history. Before Portland, Cohen worked with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. In Edmonton, his main responsibility was overseeing the ticket sales efforts. These efforts included doubling the season ticket base to over 13,000, which ultimately helped save the team from relocating from Canada.

His first job in sports was working in minor league baseball and hockey, in Spokane, Washington where he sold tickets for the Spokane Indians and Spokane Chiefs.

Cohen is a 1992 graduate of the University of Portland. He and his wife, Kathy, reside in Duluth, Georgia with their son, Casey (11), and daughter, Kamryn (9). In his spare time, Cohen enjoys coaching both his son’s and daughter’s little league baseball, softball and basketball teams.