Stewart Kohl
Stewart Kohl | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Leonia, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | Co-CEO, The Riverside Company |
| Parent(s) | Bertram Kohl Judith Kohl |
Stewart Kohl (born c. 1955) is an American businessman. He is the co-chief executive officer (CEO) of The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm with $14+ billion in assets under management.[1][2]
Early life and education[change | change source]
Stewart Kohl was born and raised in Leonia, New Jersey.[3] His father Bertram Kohl was a manufacturer’s representative and his mother, Judith Kohl, was a legal secretary who later became chief of staff for a state senator.[4] Kohl studied economics and government at Oberlin College, graduating in 1977.[5] At Oberlin College, he was the President of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association.[6]
Career[change | change source]
Kohl is the co-chief executive officer and managing partner of The Riverside Company, a private equity investment firm based in Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New York.[7][8] Kohl joined The Riverside Company as Co-CEO with Co-CEO Béla Szigethy in 1993.[9] Prior to joining The Riverside Company, Kohl was a vice president at Citicorp Venture Capital, the private equity arm of Citibank.[10] Before joining Citicorp Venture Capital, Kohl was chief operating officer for National Cooperative Business Association in Washington, D.C.[11]
Awards and honors[change | change source]
Kohl was inducted into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Hall of Excellence in 2009.[12] Kohl and Szigethy won Mergers & Acquisitions’ M&A Mid-Market Award for Dealmakers of the Year in 2013.[13] He was inducted into the Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame in 2014.[14] Kohl earned the Harvard Business School Club of Northeastern Ohio George S. Dively Entrepreneurship Award in 2018.[15]
Philanthropy[change | change source]
Kohl has served on Cleveland Clinic's Board of Directors since 2013, currently serving on the Philanthropy Committee as Vice Chair.[16] Kohl is an Honorary Trustee of Oberlin College and Co-Chair of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.[17][18]
Kohl is a founder of VeloSano, an annual charity cycling event that has raised more than $21 million for research at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute since 2014.[19]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "In Their Own Words With Riverside Co.'s Stewart Kohl". The Wall Street Journal. January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Flynn, Mary Kathleen. "Private Equity Seller of the Year: The Riverside Co". Mergers & Acquisitions.
- ↑ "Stewart Kohl". Cleveland Business. July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Wolff, Carlo (April 26, 2019). "The Kohl Building at Oberlin: The House That Wendell Logan Built". JazzTimes. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Morris, Phillip (January 24, 2016). "Some Oberlin student demands are ringing off key: Phillip Morris". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "On the ethos of Oberlin - Stewart Kohl '77". 13 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ↑ "How Big a Role Do Private Equity Firms Play in U.S. Economy?". PBS NewsHour. January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Smith, Robert L. (January 30, 2014). "From downtown Cleveland, The Riverside Co. buys and sells businesses around the world: The Mix". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ Sandrick, Bob (January 24, 2018). "Keys to Riverside Co.'s Success". Cleveland Magazine.
- ↑ ODonnell, Paul (April 6, 2008). "ON THE RECORD: Riverside seeks gems in haystack". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ Decourcy Hinds, Michael (June 27, 1982). "Consumer Co-Op Bank's Shaky First Steps". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ "OFIC Hall of Excellence". Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ "DEALMAKERS OF THE YEAR: Stewart Kohl, Béla Szigethy". Mergers & Acquisitions. March 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Previous Inductees 2017-1996". Cleveland Magazine.
- ↑ "George S. Dively Entrepreneurship Award".
- ↑ "Cleveland Clinic Board of Directors".
- ↑ ODonnell, Paul (April 5, 2008). "Beyond the Boardroom with Stewart Kohl". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Announces Board of Directors Leadership and New Board Appointments". Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "VeloSano raises $4.7 million for cancer research at Cleveland Clinic". Cleveland Business. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
Other websites[change | change source]
- The Riverside Company (company website)