Andrew J. Cowin

Andrew J. Cowin has been a private investor since 1998, and chairman of the Yankee Institute since 2003.

Prior to that, he was executive director of the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Civic Innovation. In that position, Andrew worked with mayors from around the country to find new ways of addressing urban problems.

He served from 1994 to 1995 as minority counsel to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

From 1989 to 1993, Andrew was the United Nations analyst and Jay Kingham Fellow for International Trade at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He also wrote numerous papers, articles and op/eds on subjects outside the field of international affairs, including crime, drugs, federalism, and campaign-finance reform.

Andrew lives in Connecticut, is married to Allyson Tucker Cowin, and has three daughters. He has a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from New York Law School.