Alon Nisim Cohen (Hebrew: אלון ניסים כהן; born 31 May 1968) is an Israeli inventor, entrepreneur, and novelist.

During his military service he was part of the Israel Defense Forces' central computing system unit, Mamram, where he served in various positions for six years.

In 1999, a few years after his military service ended, Cohen founded CyberArk together with his high-school friend Udi Mokady.

In 2004 Cohen took control over FilesX Inc., a data storage company, and served as chairman of the board and acting CEO.

[2] In December 2011, Goldman Sachs and Jerusalem Venture Partners acquired a stake of CyberArk from Cohen and some other investors and took the company public in the Nasdaq stock market.