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
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Alma materOberlin College
Occupation(s)Co-CEO, The Riverside Company
Parent(s)Bertram Kohl
Judith Kohl

Early life and education

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. "In Their Own Words With Riverside Co.'s Stewart Kohl". The Wall Street Journal. January 11, 2019.
  2. Flynn, Mary Kathleen. "Private Equity Seller of the Year: The Riverside Co". Mergers & Acquisitions.
  3. "Stewart Kohl". Cleveland Business. July 4, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. Wolff, Carlo (April 26, 2019). "The Kohl Building at Oberlin: The House That Wendell Logan Built". JazzTimes. 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?". PBS NewsHour. January 18, 2012. 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.
  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". The New York Times. 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.
  14. "Previous Inductees 2017-1996". Cleveland Magazine.
  15. "George S. Dively Entrepreneurship Award".
  16. "Cleveland Clinic Board of Directors".
  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". Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  19. "VeloSano raises $4.7 million for cancer research at Cleveland Clinic". Cleveland Business. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

Other websites

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