This is an accepted version of this page Ryan Cohen (born 1986)[1] is a Canadian entrepreneur, business executive and activist investor.

[8][9] He never attended college, citing his father, who ran a glassware company, as his primary inspiration in pursuing an entrepreneurial route.

[23] Cohen remained CEO following the acquisition and operated the business largely as an independent unit of PetSmart.

[19] He grew the business to 3.5 billion in revenue in 2018, including 66% of sales coming from customers signed up for automatic recurring shipments,[20] prior to stepping down as CEO to pursue personal goals and spend time with his family.

[2][34] In September 2020, Cohen disclosed a near 10% stake in GameStop,[35] making him the company's biggest individual investor.

[36] According to these filings, Cohen's firm, RC Ventures, has expressed willingness to get more involved with the company in order “to produce the best results for all shareholders.

"[37] In March 2022, it was disclosed that Cohen had a near 10% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, through his investment company RC Ventures LLC.

[43] In addition to his active positions, Cohen also owns large passive investments in Wells Fargo and Netflix.

[7] In 2022, Cohen published a series of children's books titled Teddy based on lessons he learned from his father.

[45][46] Cohen was named in a federal lawsuit on August 24, 2022 for an alleged fraudulent scheme to artificially inflate the price of Bed Bath & Beyond's publicly traded stock in a pump and dump.