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Stewart 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]

Stewart Kohl
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Born1955 (age 68–69)
Leonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materOberlin College
OccupationCo-CEO, The Riverside Company
Parent(s)Bertram Kohl
Judith Kohl

Early life and education

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

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

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

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

  1. ↑ "In Their Own Words With Riverside Co.'s Stewart Kohl". The Wall Street Journal. January 11, 2019. https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-their-own-words-with-riverside-co-s-stewart-kohl-11547259942. 
  2. ↑ Flynn, Mary Kathleen. "Private Equity Seller of the Year: The Riverside Co.". Mergers & Acquisitions. https://www.themiddlemarket.com/list/private-equity-seller-of-the-year-the-riverside-co. 
  3. ↑ "Stewart Kohl". Cleveland Business. July 4, 2015. https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150704/YEARBOOK2015/150639950/stewart-kohl. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  4. ↑ Wolff, Carlo (April 26, 2019). "The Kohl Building at Oberlin: The House That Wendell Logan Built". JazzTimes. https://jazztimes.com/features/profiles/the-kohl-building-at-oberlin-the-house-that-wendell-logan-built/. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Morris, Phillip (January 24, 2016). "Some Oberlin student demands are ringing off key: Phillip Morris". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ↑ "On the ethos of Oberlin - Stewart Kohl '77". 13 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ↑ How Big a Role Do Private Equity Firms Play in U.S. Economy?. January 18, 2012. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-big-a-role-do-private-equity-firms-play-in-u-s-economy. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Sandrick, Bob (January 24, 2018). "Keys to Riverside Co.'s Success". Cleveland Magazine. https://clevelandmagazine.com/cleader/business/articles/keys-to-riverside-co.'s-success. 
  10. ↑ ODonnell, Paul (April 6, 2008). "ON THE RECORD: Riverside seeks gems in haystack". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  11. ↑ Decourcy Hinds, Michael (June 27, 1982). Consumer Co-Op Bank's Shaky First Steps. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/27/business/consumer-co-op-bank-s-shaky-first-steps.html. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "OFIC Hall of Excellence". Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "DEALMAKERS OF THE YEAR: Stewart Kohl, Béla Szigethy". Mergers & Acquisitions. March 19, 2014. https://www.themiddlemarket.com/news/dealmakers-of-the-year-br-stewart-kohl-bela-szigethy. 
  14. ↑ "Previous Inductees 2017-1996". Cleveland Magazine. https://clevelandmagazine.com/magazine-events/business-hall-of-fame/past-inductees. 
  15. ↑ George S. Dively Entrepreneurship Award. https://www.hbs-neo.org/about-us/george-s-dively-entrepreneurship-award/. 
  16. ↑ Cleveland Clinic Board of Directors. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/about/overview/leadership/board-of-directors/kohl-stewart. 
  17. ↑ ODonnell, Paul (April 5, 2008). "Beyond the Boardroom with Stewart Kohl". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  18. ↑ Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Announces Board of Directors Leadership and New Board Appointments. https://www.mocacleveland.org/news/newsroom/museum-contemporary-art-cleveland-announces-board-directors-leadership-and-new-board. Retrieved 2020-06-08. 
  19. ↑ "VeloSano raises $4.7 million for cancer research at Cleveland Clinic". Cleveland Business. https://www.crainscleveland.com/health-care/velosano-raises-47-million-cancer-research-cleveland-clinic. Retrieved June 7, 2020. 

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