About Sir Ronnie Cohen

Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor and social innovator who is driving forward the global Impact Revolution.

He is President of GSG Impact and Chair of The Portland Trust, both of which he co-founded, and Vice-Chair of Capitals Coalition. He was co-founder of Social Finance UK, US and Israel, and the Education Outcomes Fund, and co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management and Better Society Capital. He chaired the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce (2013–14), the UK's Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005–7), and the UK's Social Investment Task Force (2000–10).

He was co-founder and executive Chair of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972–2005), a global private equity firm, and co-founder and Chair of the British Venture Capital Association and the European Venture Capital Association.

His book IMPACT: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change has been published in over a dozen languages worldwide.