Ronald Cohen

Sir Ronald Cohen is an Egyptian-born British businessman, venture capitalist, and author widely known as the ‘father of British venture capital.’ Educated at Oxford and Harvard Business School, he co-founded Apax Partners.

He is best known as the author of IMPACT: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real World Change, championing impact investing and social entrepreneurship globally.

Cohen’s visionary leadership in mobilizing private capital for social good has transformed modern finance and philanthropic economics. He is a pioneering global statesman of impact investing.