Dr Bruce Cohen is a barrister and a principal in private practice in the area of public policy.  He holds a B. Comm., LLB (Hons) and M. Comm. (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, and a Ph. D. in Public Policy from the Australian National University.

Dr Cohen was a Commissioner with the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission for its inquiry into reform of Melbourne's retail water sector, and the Chair of the Commonwealth Government's Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce.  He has also served on the boards of Melbourne Water, VENCorp, Snowy Hydro Limited and VicTrack, and is an honorary research fellow with the Grattan Institute.