Ronald Cohen

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Early stage Venture,Seed

Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK (2007-11), Social Finance USA, and Social Finance Israel, and of Big Society Capital. He was co-founder Chair of Bridges Ventures (2002-2012).

He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Task Force (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Innovation Award for innovation in social finance.

He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association.

He is a graduate of Oxford University, where he was President of the Oxford Union. He is an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship.

He is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School and Vice-Chairman of Ben Gurion University. He is a former director of the Harvard Management Company and the University of Oxford Investment Committee. He is a former member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers (2007-2013), former Trustee of the British Museum (2005-2012) and a former trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2005-2011).

In 2007, Sir Ronald published: “The Second Bounce of the Ball – Turning Risk into Opportunity”.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
3
Ronald Cohen has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 30, 2021, when Empathy raised $30M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Oct 27, 2022 Selina Post-IPO Equity $70M Communities Detail
Sep 30, 2021 Empathy Series A $30M Apps Detail
Aug 21, 2018 First Group Series Unknown $22M Blockchain Detail