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Howard Cox
InvestorSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners
Waltham, Massachusetts
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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About
Howard Cox joined Greylock in 1971 and served as past Chairman of the NVCA. He has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards including Stryker and In-Q-Tel. He holds degrees from Princeton, Columbia Law and Harvard Business School.
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Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Princeton University (B.A., Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 1964) Studied at Columbia Law School (J.D., 1967) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, 1969)
- Boards
- Cox serves as a Trustee of The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Cox serves on the boards or committees of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Norton Museum. Cox serves on the Board of Fellows of Harvard Medical School and the Dean's Councils of the Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. Cox serves on the board of the Brookings Institution and previously served on its investment committee. Cox serves on the board of Business Executives for National Security (BENS). Cox served on the Defense Business Board, which advises the Secretary of Defense. Cox was a board member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders Program.
- Charities
- Cox donated $20 million toward the expansion of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, which was renamed the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. Cox provided the idea and funding for the U.S. State Department Secretary's Leadership Seminar bringing 50 State Department career officers to HBS annually for leadership training. Cox is one of the founding donors of the HBS On-Line Program.
- Communities
- Cox was a founding member of the Harvard Business School African-American Student Union in 1968. Cox is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an annual invitee of the Aspen Strategy Group.
- Awards
- Cox received the 2002 Leaders and Best Award for Excellence in Growth Capital Investment from the University of Michigan's Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance. In 2003, Cox and Greylock's founding partners received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award, the school's highest honor. In 2020, Cox received the National Venture Capital Association Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2021, Cox received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2022, Cox received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
- Hobbies
- Cox was President of the Flying Club at Princeton and is an experienced pilot recognized for 50 years of aviation flight experience.
- Family
- Cox married Julia Bolton Dempsey in 1970 and married Winifred (Wendy) Wasson Bingham in 2020. Cox's brother is Edward Ridley Finch Cox, husband of Tricia Nixon Cox. Cox's father was Howard Ellis Cox, a New York lawyer and WWII pilot, and his mother Anne Crane Delafield owned a New York fashion design firm.
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Investments
Led
American Medical SystemsAmisys Managed CareAppex CellularArbor Health CareBMR FinancialCenteneCheckfree CorporationHPRISSCOLandacorpLunarMeditechOTG SoftwarePromegaRehab SystemsShare DevelopmentStrykerUnited PublishersVHA Long Term CareVincam Group
Board seats
Affiliated PublicationsBrown AdvisoryCenteneStryker Corporation
Investor
Wasabi Technologies
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Colleagues at Greylock Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Howard Cox?
- Howard Cox joined Greylock in 1971 and served as past Chairman of the NVCA. He has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards including Stryker and In-Q-Tel. He holds degrees from Princeton, Columbia Law and Harvard Business School.
- Where does Howard Cox work?
- Howard Cox is Special Limited Partner at Greylock Partners.
- What check size does Howard Cox write?
- Howard Cox typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What boards does Howard Cox sit on?
- Howard Cox holds tracked board seats at Affiliated Publications, Brown Advisory, Centene, Stryker Corporation.
- What companies has Howard Cox invested in?
- Investments tracked here include American Medical Systems, Amisys Managed Care, Appex Cellular, Arbor Health Care, BMR Financial, Centene, Checkfree Corporation, HPR, ISSCO, Landacorp, Lunar, Meditech, and 9 more.
- What awards has Howard Cox received?
- Cox received the 2002 Leaders and Best Award for Excellence in Growth Capital Investment from the University of Michigan's Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance. In 2003, Cox and Greylock's founding partners received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award, the school's highest honor. In 2020, Cox received the National Venture Capital Association Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2021, Cox received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2022, Cox received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
- Does Howard Cox lead rounds?
- Yes — Howard Cox has led 20 tracked investments.
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