Rita Cohen has been Senior Vice President/Legislative and Regulatory Policy for Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) since 1999. She joined MPA's Washington office in 1995 as Director of Economic and Legislative Analysis. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President, Ms. Cohen is responsible for MPA policy regarding state and local government actions, taxation for magazines, environmental matters and consumer protection including privacy and marketing practices.

Ms. Cohen has played a key role in the MPA's successful efforts to keep postal rates for magazines as low as possible. She was a major witness for the MPA in the last two rate cases before the Postal Rate Commission, and she is currently leading the industry efforts to find long-lasting solutions to stop escalating postal prices.

Having joined the USPS in 1975, Ms. Cohen received a succession of promotions, ultimately being named Principal Operations Research Analyst. In 1986, she joined ICF Kaiser Consulting, a consulting firm with an emphasis on environment, energy andgovernment policy. She became a vice president in 1993.

Ms. Cohen was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in statistics, magna cum laude, and an MA in business and applied economics. She resides with her husband and three children in Potomac, MD.