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Christopher Nixon Cox

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]

Chris Cox
Cox in 2020
Born (1979-03-14) March 14, 1979 (age 45)
New York City, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
New York University (JD)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 2011; div. 2014)​
Parent(s)Edward F. Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox
RelativesJulie Nixon Eisenhower (maternal aunt)
Richard Nixon (maternal grandfather)
Pat Nixon (maternal grandmother)
Jennie Eisenhower (maternal cousin)

Early life and education

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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

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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][23]

Cox is a non-resident fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University.[24]

Cox served as Senator John McCain's executive director for New York State[25] 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.[26]

2010 congressional campaign

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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.[27] He was endorsed by the Suffolk County 9/12 Project.[28]

On July 21, he was endorsed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.[29][30][31]

Cox was also endorsed by State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos,[32] Suffolk County Conservative Party First Executive Chairman Bill Fries,[33] and State Senator Marty Golden.[34] Cox was also endorsed by several former contestants in the race, including Gary Berntsen[35] and New York State Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R – Smithtown).[36]

Personal life

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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.[37] The couple filed for divorce on December 17, 2014.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Son born to Nixon daughter". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. March 15, 1979.
  2. ^ "Christopher Nixon Cox – Nixon Foundation Board of Directors". 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ Ambrose, Stephen E. (2014-03-18). Nixon Volume III: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4814-2413-4.
  4. ^ "Chris Cox: Nixon Grandson Running for Congress « Liveshots". Liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "Christopher Nixon Cox Joins Nixon Foundation Board of Directors". Richard Nixon Foundation. Nov 18, 2016. Retrieved Sep 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Team". www.altoneuroscience.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  7. ^ "Alto Neuroscience Announces $35 Million Series B Financing". www.businesswire.com. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  8. ^ "How many Americans are left in Afghanistan?". local12.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  9. ^ "American University of Afghanistan". American University of Afghanistan. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  10. ^ "Trustees | Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc". 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  11. ^ "Board of Directors – The Richard Nixon Foundation". 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  12. ^ Richard Nixon Foundation [@nixonfoundation] (August 24, 2022). "POV: You're walking through the Nixon Library and you see Academy Award Winner @jonvoight taking a tour 👀" (Tweet). Yorba Linda, CA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Nixon Seminar – Conservative Realism and National Security". 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  14. ^ Colton, Graham (2022-02-25). "Russia-Ukraine war 'will come down to the Ukrainian people': Christopher Cox". Fox News. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  15. ^ "Eric Shawn: 'Punch Putin in the nose'". MSN. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  16. ^ "Fox News Live" Episode dated 26 July 2020 (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-03-10
  17. ^ "Christopher Nixon Cox". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  18. ^ "Long-Term Bipartisan Approach to China Needed: BrightSphere". Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia. Bloomberg. 2019-12-23.
  19. ^ "Tariff 'noise' could mean the US-China deal is close: BSIG". CNBC. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  20. ^ "Video Relive the 1970s as the Nixon Library Reopens After Extensive Renovations". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  21. ^ "CNN.com – Transcripts". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  22. ^ "Guerre en Ukraine : "Face à Poutine, mon grand-père Richard Nixon ne céderait rien"". LExpress.fr (in French). 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  23. ^ "World awaits China's decision on how to handle its Russian 'grey rhino'". South China Morning Post. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  24. ^ "Non Resident Fellows". Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  25. ^ Hicks, Jonathan P. (January 29, 2008). "A Nixon Grandson Leads McCain's New York Effort". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  26. ^ "Tariff 'noise' could mean the US-China deal is close: BSIG". CNBC. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  27. ^ Strassel, Kimberley A. (August 19, 2010). "Kim Strassel: New York's GOP Never Learns – WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  28. ^ "The Suffolk County 912 Blog". Suffolk912.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  29. ^ "Jeb Bush Endorses Chris Cox For Congress". The Suffolk County Republican. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  30. ^ Haberman, Maggie (July 21, 2010). "Jeb Bush for Chris Cox in NY-1 – Maggie Haberman". Politico.Com. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  31. ^ Katz, Celeste (July 21, 2010). "Jeb Bush Endorses Chris Cox For Congress In NY-1". New York: Nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  32. ^ "Skelos For Chris Cox". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  33. ^ "Chris Cox Endorsed for Congress by Suffolk County Conservative Party First Executive Chairman William Fries". Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  34. ^ "Chris Cox Endorsed by NYS Senator Marty Golden (Brooklyn)". Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  35. ^ "Berntsen For Chris Cox, Citing McCain". Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  36. ^ Sunday July 25, 2010 5:38 PM By Dan Janison (July 25, 2010). "1st C.D.: Cox hails backing of Assemb. Fitzpatrick in primary". Newsday.com. Retrieved August 23, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  37. ^ Buckley, Cara (June 16, 2011). "Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Cox". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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