Sir Ronald Cohen is a pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator. He is recognized as the father of impact investment and European venture capital and is driving forward the global Impact Revolution. He serves as chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative at Harvard Business School, and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder and former executive chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide, a global private equity firm. He is also co-founder of Social Finance UK, USA, and Israel, co-founder Chair of Bridges Fund Management, and former co-founding chair of Big Society Capital. He is the author of “IMPACT: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real Change.”