Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Steven Cohen is president of Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF). Prior to joining EGF, Steven was executive vice president and deputy commissioner at Empire State Development, where he led the Department of Small Business Services and Community Economic Development. Under his leadership, the agency launched new access to capital and business advisory programs totaling over $200 million, leveraging $1 billion in private investment.

Steven served as senior vice president for Seedco Financial Services where he worked in executive management and economic development, as well as loan portfolio management. He also founded and ran a music production company in San Francisco. Steven has a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School.