Sir Ronald Cohen

Sir Ronald Cohen is chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and The Portland Trust. He is a cofounder director of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel, and cofounder chair of Bridges Fund Management and Big Society Capital. For nearly two decades, Sir Ronald’s pioneering initiatives in driving impact investment have catalyzed several global efforts, each focused on driving private capital to serve social and environmental good. These efforts are leading the global impact investment movement toward an Impact Revolution. He is a graduate of Oxford University and has an MBA from Harvard Business School to which he was awarded a Henry Fellowship. In 2007, Sir Ronald published The Second Bounce of the Ball: Turning Risk into Opportunity. Sir Ronald lives in Tel Aviv, London, and New York with his wife of more than thirty years, Sharon Harel-Cohen, who is a film producer. They have two children, Tamara and Jonny.