Yael Cohen

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Yael Cohen
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Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 37)
South Africa
Residence Vancouver, British Columbia
Nationality Canadian
Education University of British Columbia
Occupation Founder/CEO of Fuck Cancer
Employer Fuck Cancer
Known for Fuck Cancer, Health Advocacy, Philanthropy
Spouse(s) Scooter Braun (m. 2014)
Children 1
Awards The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
Website Fuck Cancer
Personal Website

Yael Cohen Braun (born November 5, 1986) is the founder and CEO of Fuck Cancer, a health organization working for early detection and prevention of cancer. Cohen launched Fuck Cancer in 2009 after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.[1] Fuck Cancer aims to engage millennials through social media to have a conversation about early detection and acute awareness of cancer.[2]

Early life

Cohen was born in South Africa and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended the University of British Columbia where she received a B.A. in Political Science in 2008.[3] After graduation, she went on to work in finance.[4]

Personal life

Cohen married American music manager Scooter Braun on July 6, 2014 in Whistler, British Columbia. On August 27, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together and she gave birth to a boy, Jagger Joseph Braun, on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles.[5][6][7]

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