Ronald Mourad Cohen: Difference between revisions

'''Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen''' (born 1 August 1945) is an Egyptian-born British businessman and political figure. He is the chairman of [[The Portland Trust]] and [[Bridges Ventures]].<ref name=KFSRC>Klion Forum with Sir Ronald Cohen: "Why Do We Need Social Capital Markets?",Columbia Business School, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160216233649/http://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/video/videos/klion-forum-sir-ronald-cohen-why-do-we-need-social-capital-markets]</ref> He has been described as "the father of British [[venture capital]]"<ref name=Tycoon>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1442266,00.html Brown picks tycoon to back power bid]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'', 16 January 2005. Accessed 22 March 2006</ref> and "the father of [[Faith-Based Investing|social investment]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialenterpriselive.com/section/news/money/20101116/good-deals-10-bond-and-bank-are-vital-sector%E2%80%99s-growth-says-cohen |title=Good Deals 10: Bond and bank are vital to sector’s growth, says Cohen &#124; Social Enterprise |publisher=Socialenterpriselive.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2015-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gianasso|first1=Alexandre|title=An interview with Sir Ronald Cohen, the father of Venture Capital in the UK|url=http://affairstoday.co.uk/ronald-cohen/|work=Affairs Today|date=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=KFSRC/>