Yoram Cohen (Hebrew: יורם כהן; born 1960) is a retired Israeli intelligence officer who served as the Director of Shin Bet, from May 15, 2011[1] until May 8, 2016, when he was replaced by Nadav Argaman.
In 1982, after finishing his compulsory service in the IDF, he started working at Shin Bet; his first post was security officer for the field coordinators.
In 2005 he was elected deputy to Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin, and engaged in policy-building and organizational decisions.
Upon his return to Israel in 2010, he was responsible for formulating the concept of service management in the coming decade.
Cohen has a BA and an MA in political science from Haifa University and is a graduate of the National Defense College.