Zachary Cohen is a writer and reporter for CNN Politics, where he focuses on the national security beat in Washington, covering the Pentagon, US State Department, White House, intelligence community and Capitol Hill.

Cohen began his career with CNN as a video journalist, quickly moving to a video producer role for CNN Digital. He curated, edited and produced content for the CNN homepage, as well as shot, edited and produced original video content targeted directly to the digital audience.

Cohen graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Journalism.