Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Lester R. Brafman, Chief Executive Officer of Cohen & Company Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cohen & Company Inc.; and
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
| Date: May 7, 2020 | Signed: | /s/ LESTER R. BRAFMAN |
| Name: | Lester R. Brafman | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
