Ronald Mourad Cohen

Sir Ronald Cohen
Cohen in 2014
Born
Ronald Mourad Cohen

(1945-08-01) 1 August 1945 (age 79)
Egypt
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford University
Harvard Business School
OccupationVenture capitalist
TitleChairman, The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures
Spouse(s)Carol Belmont (divorced)
Claire Enders (divorced)
Sharon Harel
Children2
RelativesYossi Harel (father-in-law)

Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen (born 1 August 1945) is an Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure. He is the chairman of The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures.[1] He has been described as "the father of British venture capital"[2] and "the father of social investment".[3][4][1]

  1. ^ a b Klion Forum with Sir Ronald Cohen: "Why Do We Need Social Capital Markets?",Columbia Business School, [1]
  2. ^ Brown picks tycoon to back power bid, The Sunday Times, 16 January 2005. Accessed 22 March 2006
  3. ^ "Good Deals 10: Bond and bank are vital to sector's growth, says Cohen | Social Enterprise". Socialenterpriselive.com. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ Gianasso, Alexandre (9 October 2014). "An interview with Sir Ronald Cohen, the father of Venture Capital in the UK". Affairs Today. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.