Christopher Nixon Cox Explained

Chris Cox
Birth Date:14 March 1979
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Princeton University (AB)
New York University (JD)
Parents:Edward F. Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox
Relatives:Julie Nixon Eisenhower (maternal aunt)
Richard Nixon (maternal grandfather)
Pat Nixon (maternal grandmother)
Jennie Eisenhower (maternal cousin)

Christopher Nixon Cox (born March 14, 1979)[1] is an American lawyer based in New York. He is the son of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox, and grandson of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Cox is the CEO of Lightswitch Capital, a private equity fund investing in biotech companies.[2]

Early life and education

Christopher Nixon Cox was born on 14 March 1979 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City,[3] the only child of New York State GOP Chairman Edward F. Cox and Tricia Nixon Cox, older daughter of Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.[4]

He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. in Politics. He then went on to receive his J.D. from NYU School of Law and a certificate in finance from the NYU Stern School of Business.[5]

Career

Cox is the CEO of Lightswitch Capital, a private equity fund investing in biotech companies and is a member of the Board of Directors of several privately held companies including Alto Neuroscience.[6] [7]

Cox serves on the board of trustees of the American University of Afghanistan[8] [9] and the Board of Trustees of the Command and General Staff College Foundation.[10] Cox is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nixon Foundation[11] [12] and a member of The Nixon Seminar on Conservative Realism and National Security co-chaired by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo and Ambassador Robert C. O'Brien.[13]

Cox is a frequent guest on national and international news programs including Fox News, Newsmax TV, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, ABC News, CNN, BBC, NBC and other news outlets and has published numerous articles including in The Hill, L’Express, Newsmax, Foxnews.com and the South China Morning Post.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Cox is a non-resident fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University.[23]

Cox served as Senator John McCain's executive director for New York State[24] during the 2008 presidential campaign and is co-founder of the consulting firm, OC Global Partners, LLC.

Previously, Cox was a corporate associate at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in their New York office where he worked in the Private Equity Group. Recently, Cox was Vice Chairman of BrightSphere Investment Group.[25]

2010 congressional campaign

In 2010, Cox finished third in the Republican primary for New York's 1st congressional district, behind businessman Randy Altschuler and former SEC Enforcement Attorney George Demos.[26] He was endorsed by the Suffolk County 9/12 Project.[27]

On July 21, he was endorsed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.[28] [29] [30]

Cox was also endorsed by State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos,[31] Suffolk County Conservative Party First Executive Chairman Bill Fries,[32] and State Senator Marty Golden.[33] Cox was also endorsed by several former contestants in the race, including Gary Berntsen[34] and New York State Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R – Smithtown).[35]

Personal life

On June 4, 2011, Cox married Andrea Catsimatidis, daughter of Gristedes billionaire John Catsimatidis, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on New York's Upper East Side.[36] The couple filed for divorce on December 17, 2014.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Son born to Nixon daughter. March 15, 1979. Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-18 . Christopher Nixon Cox – Nixon Foundation Board of Directors . 2022-03-11 . en-US.
  3. Book: Ambrose, Stephen E.. Nixon Volume III: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990. 2014-03-18. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4814-2413-4. en.
  4. News: Chris Cox: Nixon Grandson Running for Congress « Liveshots . Liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com . January 29, 2010 . August 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100515130701/http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/01/28/chris-cox-nixon-grandson-running-for-congress/ . 2010-05-15 . dead .
  5. Web site: Christopher Nixon Cox Joins Nixon Foundation Board of Directors. Nov 18, 2016. Richard Nixon Foundation. Sep 25, 2019.
  6. Web site: Team . 2022-07-20 . www.altoneuroscience.com.
  7. Web site: 2022-10-25 . Alto Neuroscience Announces $35 Million Series B Financing . 2022-10-27 . www.businesswire.com . en.
  8. Web site: How many Americans are left in Afghanistan? . 2022-03-10 . local12.com.
  9. Web site: American University of Afghanistan . 2022-03-22 . American University of Afghanistan . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2011-01-05 . Trustees Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc. . 2022-03-10 . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2016-10-02 . Board of Directors – The Richard Nixon Foundation . 2022-03-10 . en-US.
  12. 1562516840634413058. nixonfoundation. POV: You're walking through the Nixon Library and you see Academy Award Winner @jonvoight taking a tour . Richard Nixon Foundation. Richard Nixon Foundation. August 24, 2022. August 25, 2022. Yorba Linda, CA. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811052913/https://twitter.com/nixonfoundation/status/1562516840634413058. August 11, 2023. https://twitter.com/nixonfoundation/status/1562516840634413058 . en.
  13. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Nixon Seminar – Conservative Realism and National Security . 2022-03-10 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Colton . Graham . 2022-02-25 . Russia-Ukraine war 'will come down to the Ukrainian people': Christopher Cox . 2022-03-10 . Fox News . en-US.
  15. Web site: Eric Shawn: 'Punch Putin in the nose' . 2022-03-10 . MSN . en-US.
  16. Web site: Christopher Nixon Cox . 2022-03-10 . IMDb . en.
  17. Web site: 2019-12-23 . Long-Term Bipartisan Approach to China Needed: BrightSphere . Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia . Bloomberg.
  18. Web site: 2019-05-09 . Tariff 'noise' could mean the US-China deal is close: BSIG . 2022-03-12 . CNBC . en.
  19. Web site: Video Relive the 1970s as the Nixon Library Reopens After Extensive Renovations . 2022-03-12 . ABC News . en.
  20. Web site: CNN.com – Transcripts . 2022-03-12 . www.cnn.com.
  21. Web site: 2022-03-22 . Guerre en Ukraine : "Face à Poutine, mon grand-père Richard Nixon ne céderait rien" . 2022-03-22 . LExpress.fr . fr.
  22. Web site: 2022-04-22 . World awaits China's decision on how to handle its Russian 'grey rhino' . 2022-04-22 . South China Morning Post . en.
  23. Web site: Non Resident Fellows . 2022-03-10 . Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination . en.
  24. News: Hicks . Jonathan P. . January 29, 2008 . A Nixon Grandson Leads McCain's New York Effort . The New York Times . April 30, 2010.
  25. Web site: 2019-05-09 . Tariff 'noise' could mean the US-China deal is close: BSIG . 2022-04-15 . CNBC . en.
  26. News: Strassel . Kimberley A. . Kim Strassel: New York's GOP Never Learns – WSJ.com . Online.wsj.com . August 19, 2010 . August 23, 2010.
  27. Web site: The Suffolk County 912 Blog . Suffolk912.com . August 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603003053/http://suffolk912.com/blog/ . 2010-06-03 . dead .
  28. Web site: Jeb Bush Endorses Chris Cox For Congress . The Suffolk County Republican . July 21, 2010 . August 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110108182549/http://suffolkcountyrepublican.com/2010/07/21/jeb-bush-endorses-chris-cox-for-congress/ . 2011-01-08 . dead .
  29. Web site: Haberman . Maggie . Jeb Bush for Chris Cox in NY-1 – Maggie Haberman . Politico.Com . July 21, 2010 . August 23, 2010.
  30. News: Jeb Bush Endorses Chris Cox For Congress In NY-1 . Nydailynews.com . July 21, 2010 . August 23, 2010 . New York . Celeste . Katz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100808141511/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/07/jeb-bush-endorses-chris-cox-fo.html . August 8, 2010 .
  31. Web site: Skelos For Chris Cox. 2011-03-02. https://archive.today/20120722045850/http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/09/skelos-for-chris-cox/. 2012-07-22. dead.
  32. Web site: Chris Cox Endorsed for Congress by Suffolk County Conservative Party First Executive Chairman William Fries. 2011-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110107233324/http://suffolkcountyrepublican.com/2010/09/10/chris-cox-endorsed-for-congress-by-suffolk-county-conservative-party-first-executive-chairman-william-fries/. 2011-01-07. dead.
  33. Web site: Chris Cox Endorsed by NYS Senator Marty Golden (Brooklyn). 2011-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20110107234000/http://suffolkcountyrepublican.com/2010/09/13/chris-cox-endorsed-by-nys-senator-marty-golden-brooklyn/. 2011-01-07. dead.
  34. Web site: Berntsen For Chris Cox, Citing McCain. 2011-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20100907040155/http://capitaltonight.com/2010/08/berntsen-for-chris-cox-citing-mccain/. 2010-09-07. dead.
  35. Web site: Sunday July 25, 2010 5:38 PM By Dan Janison . 1st C.D.: Cox hails backing of Assemb. Fitzpatrick in primary . Newsday.com . July 25, 2010 . August 23, 2010.
  36. News: Buckley. Cara. Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Cox. The New York Times. June 20, 2011. June 16, 2011.

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