Yael Cohen Braun
Yael Cohen Braun (born November 4, 1986) is a South African-Canadian businesswoman, and a co-founder of Fuck Cancer, a health organization working forearly detection and prevention of cancer. Early life. Yael Cohen was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family. Her father, David Cohen, worked as an oil and mining entrepreneur at Gold Wheaton Gold Corp, Northern Orion Resources and two other natural-resource companies. The family moved to Canada in 1994. She attended the University of British Columbia where she received a B.A. in Political Science in 2008. After graduation, she went on  to work in finance. Career. Cohen Braun launched Fuck Cancer in 2009 after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fuck Cancer aims to engage millennials through social media to have a conversation about early detection and acute awareness of cancer. In 2016, Fuck Cancer collaborated with jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher on fashion wearables in support of cancer victims. In 2018, Cohen Braun joined Bumble as a senior advisor. Politics. Cohen Braun has financially supported the presidential and senate campaigns of Cory Booker. Cohen Braun and her then-husband Scooter Braun held a fundraiser for Kamala Harris during the 2020  Democratic primaries. Personal life. Cohen Braun married American music manager Scooter Braun on July 6, 2014, in Whistler, British Columbia. They have three children. In July 2021, it was reported that the couple had separated. Braun filed for divorce on July 21, 2021.