Sir Ronald Cohen

Sir Ronald Cohen

Venture capitalist and social investment pioneer · b. 1945

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Born in Egypt to a Syrian Jewish family that fled Nasser's persecution of Jews, he settled in Britain and co-founded Apax Partners, one of its first venture capital firms. He is widely called the father of social impact investing.

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