Mark Cohon - Biography

Mark Steven Cohon (born March 16, 1966) is the Canadian Football League's 12th Commissioner. The son of McDonald's of Canada founder George Cohon, he was appointed in 2007 succeeding Tom Wright.

Cohon was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was two years old.

He is a graduate of Upper Canada College and Northwestern University with a Bachelors of Science majoring in communication studies and was a business consultant to environmental and youth organizations in Toronto before becoming President and chief executive officer of AudienceView Ticketing, a company which sells ticketing systems and services to sports, arts and entertainment events.

In 2002, Cohon married Suzanne Elizabeth Lucido.

In 2003, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Ontario Science Centre and then named Chair in 2006.

External links

• CFL.ca blog page
• Q and A with CBC Sports
• Mark Cohon, first interview on "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos
• Mark Cohon, second interview on "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos
• "Why the CFL Matters" (a blog by Mark Cohon on NationalPost.com)