Draft:Howard Ellis Cox Jr.
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Comment: There are a mass of sources here, but I don't see significant coverage in multiple independent, reliable sources. Most of the sources are trivial mentions - the fact that he held a position or donated a lot of money doesn't in itself fulfil the criteria for WP:ANYBIO i.e. whether a person should have an encyclopedia article about them. It's not clear to me from reading this what Cox has done apart from being rich. Having given enough money to an aquarium that they named it after him is nice, but the article about the acquarium is probably sufficient? And yes he is on many boards, but none of these positions seem to fulfil criteria for notability in themselves? Lijil (talk) 13:32, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: might actually be notable , but I'm not sure how to show it. DGG ( talk ) 08:19, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: The issue still persists. Kindly follow the advice given by DGG and Sulfurboy. - Hatchens (talk) 01:11, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Howard Ellis Cox, Jr. | |
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 Howard Ellis Cox, Jr. at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 | |
| Born | February 1, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton (BA) Columbia School of Law (JD) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Venture Capitalist |
Howard Ellis Cox, Jr. (born February 1, 1944) is an American venture capitalist and philanthropist. He has also been active in healthcare development and certain aspects of United States national security. He joined Greylock Partners in 1971 and is currently a special limited partner.[1] He is on the Executive Committee of In-Q-Tel.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Cox was born on February 1, 1944 to parents Howard Ellis Cox and Anne Crane Delafield (née Finch)[4][5] in New York City.
He attended grade school at Allen-Stevenson and graduated from Collegiate School in New York City. He graduated from Princeton University in 1964, where he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1967, and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1969.[6]
Career
[edit]Investment career
[edit]Cox joined Greylock Partners in 1971,[1] which is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley.[7]
Cox is a director of the investment firm Brown Advisory,[8] an advisory trustee of a number of Fidelity Mutual Funds [9] and director emeritus of Stryker Corporation.[10] Cox served on the board of three New York Stock Exchange Companies—Stryker,[11] Centene[12] and Affiliated Publications[13](owner of the Boston Globe).[14] He is a past chairman of the National Venture Capital Association.[15]
National security career
[edit]Cox served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Systems Analysis).[16][17][6] He joined the board of In-Q-Tel in 2000.[18][2] He is a member of the Executive Committee and Chairs the Finance and Investment Committee,[8] and serves on the boards of Business Executives for National Security[19] and the Brookings Institution.[20] Cox is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations [21] and former member Secretary of Defense Business Board of Directors.[22]
Philanthropy
[edit]In 2021, Cox donated $20 million to the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, following which it was renamed the Cox Science Center and Aquarium.[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Howard Cox". Greylock Partners. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ a b Szoldra, Paul. "Some of the people investing the CIA's money in startups are under scrutiny". Business Insider.
- ^ "Bridging technology, venture, and intelligence – In-Q-Tel – Strategic investor that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to U.S. Government agencies".
- ^ "Howard Cox, 76, Prominent Lawyer". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 7 April 1989.
- ^ "Anne Cox, 86, a Socialite and Designer, Dies". The New York Times. 28 January 2005.
- ^ a b "Howard E. Cox". Baker Library. Harvard Business School.
- ^ "Greylock: Howard Cox". Alumni Stories. Harvard Business School. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Howard E. Cox, Jr. | Brown Advisory".
- ^ "Our Leadership: Howard Cox". The Asia Foundation. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Stryker - Governance - Board of Directors - Person Details".
- ^ "Stryker announces Mr. Howard E. Cox, Jr. will retire from Board of Directors". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ Manning, Margie (25 November 2001). "Neidorff's stock valued at $5.7 million". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ United States. Securities and Exchange Commission (1992). Official Summary of Security Transactions and Holdings Reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. p. 5.
- ^ "Official Summary of Security Transactions and Holdings Reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935". 1992.
- ^ Miller, Devin. "Howard Cox Presented with Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award – National Venture Capital Association – NVCA". National Venture Capital Association - NVCA.
- ^ "Howard E. Cox Jr. Buys in Westhampton Beach". 27 East. The Express News Group. 23 March 2017.
- ^ "ISO Group's Board of Directors".
- ^ "Our History".
- ^ "About BENS - Leadership - Business Executives for National Security". 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations.
- ^ "Department Announces New Defense Business Board Members". United States Department of Defense. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Goldfisher, Alastair (12 January 2022). "Greylock Partners' Howard Cox is giving back to science and tech". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Keller, Amy (27 July 2022). "Meet some of Florida's top philanthropic donors who've made seven-figure gifts to non-profits". Florida Trend. Times Publishing Company. Retrieved 21 July 2025.