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About
Phil Cooper is a Senior Advisor at Pilot Growth Equity with three decades in investment management and private equity as an entrepreneur, principal investor, and fund investor. In 1996 he founded and led the Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group, retiring as a Goldman Sachs Partner in 2004. He is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, holds US patents in investment technology, and has co-founded several technology and healthcare companies. He earned a BS from Syracuse University and an MS in Management from MIT.
Investments
Board seats
Digital Cognition Technologies, Inc.Natural Ships Inc.Nautical Wines LLC
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Phil Cooper?
- Phil Cooper is a Senior Advisor at Pilot Growth Equity with three decades in investment management and private equity as an entrepreneur, principal investor, and fund investor. In 1996 he founded and led the Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group, retiring as a Goldman Sachs Partner in 2004. He is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management, holds US patents in investment technology, and has co-founded several technology and healthcare companies. He earned a BS from Syracuse University and an MS in Management from MIT.
- Where does Phil Cooper work?
- Phil Cooper is Senior Advisor at Pilot Growth Equity.
- What boards does Phil Cooper sit on?
- Phil Cooper holds tracked board seats at Digital Cognition Technologies, Inc., Natural Ships Inc., Nautical Wines LLC.









