
Charles Cohen.
Founder & Principal, Data World 1, LLC.
Charles Cohen is the founder and Principal of Data World 1, LLC, a senior global executive with more than thirty years of experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, and complex cross border transactions. He is the sole named inventor on USPTO Patent Application No. 19/644,477 ("Cryptographic Intent Bound Authentication System for Action Authorization", filed April 10, 2026) and on the Data World 1 Injection Power Technique patent application, a hybrid power injection topology underpinning the Solar Data Heaven data center architecture.
Mr. Cohen is widely recognized for his leadership at SkyPower Global, where over nearly two decades he served as Chief Commercial Officer, Strategy & Development, effectively the company's number two executive, leading global commercial strategy, development, and execution across more than thirty jurisdictions. In that capacity he structured and negotiated multi billion dollar Power Purchase Agreements with sovereign governments, national utilities, and institutional partners, contributing directly to a global pipeline exceeding twenty five gigawatts of utility scale solar projects. Selected sovereign scale mandates include the Republic of Uzbekistan (1,000 MW; the first solar PPA and largest single FDI in the country's history), the Republic of Kenya (1,000 MW; a USD $2.2 billion agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum), the Arab Republic of Egypt (3,000 MW), the People's Republic of Bangladesh (2,000 MW; USD $4.3 billion programme announced at the 70th UN General Assembly), Telangana State in India (200 MW), and the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (600 MW).
In parallel with his energy work, Mr. Cohen is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of TransCash, a fintech platform built around prepaid financial solutions (TransCash MasterCard® and Visa© Reloadable Prepaid Cards), supported by a U.S. patent and international protection under the Paris Convention. He is also founder of The Seck Group LLC, a real estate investment platform in Los Angeles, California. His earlier career includes President and CEO of BCBGMaxAzria Entertainment, founder of Pier Enterprises (international advertising and brand campaigns for Ebel and the global music platform for Pepsi International featuring Sony Music recording artists), SFX acquisition adviser for Europe, and Sony Signatures' exclusive agent for all intellectual properties in Europe.
Mr. Cohen has spoken at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders' Summit, the UNECE International Forum on Public Private Partnerships in Geneva, the International Economic Forum of the Americas (Montreal and Paris), CleanEquity Monaco, the Canada Arab Business Council Business Forum, and the World Future Energy Summit. He is fluent in English, French, and Hebrew, with working knowledge of Arabic and Spanish, enabling direct engagement across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Americas.
Selected speaking engagements & affiliations
UN Global Compact Leaders' SummitUNECE GenevaIEFA (Montreal / Paris)CleanEquity MonacoWorld Future Energy SummitClimate Bonds InitiativeChina Huayang Group partnership
Corporate facts
- Legal entity
- Data World 1, LLC
- Address
- 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 323, Beverly Hills, California 90211
- Patent positions
- Two
- Ventures
- Three
