Christopher G. Cogan
Christopher G. Cogan is Co-Managing Member of Southeast
Venture Holdings, LLC, (Seven Holdings) and CEO of Southeast
Venture Acquisitions, LLC.
Since 2010, Chris served as
Managing Partner of the Bellwether Group at Morgan Stanley. In
that role, Chris managed day-to-day operations of the team with
more than $600 million in assets under management and
handled all corporate client services including: strategic planning,
expansion capital, debt financing, and exit strategies. Prior to
Morgan Stanley, Chris was Founder and Chief Investment Officer
of a boutique private investment firm in Orlando Florida, where
he realized a 3.5X return and 48 percent IRR over an eight year
period.
For thirty years, he has envisioned, built and run successful
businesses in diverse fields ranging from water pollution control
to contract procurement services and software design and
development.
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Chris started his first company, an environmental services firm, at age 18 and ran it for six
years before selling to a public utility.
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In 1989, he led a spin-out of major government software systems from NCR Corporation,
secured funding from Oracle, and grew the business for three years before rolling back into
NCR post-merger with AT&T.
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In 1992, he created MCFI to provide design, purchasing and construction management for the
hotel and hospitality industry where he doubled revenues five consecutive years to more than
$100 million.
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In 1997, Chris spun-off the procurement software division of MCFI, creating GoCo-op, Inc.,
which he grew into the leading provider to the global hotel industry.
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In 2001, he stepped-down from day-to-day operations at GoCo-op to start a boutique private
investment firm, leaving GoCo-op with $20 million in cash and +$280 million in long-term
contracts.
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Chris secured more than $100 million in top-tier Venture Capital and strategic funding for his
own technology companies.
Chris is a graduate of Rollins College with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He completed the
Management Program at the Crummer Graduate School of Business as well as the AEA/Stanford
Executive Forum at Stanford University. He is a Board Member at the Center for Advanced
Entrepreneurship (CFAE) at the Rollins College business school and is a Co-founding Director of
the Center for Life Science Excellence. He holds the designation of Certified Commercial
Investment Member (CCIM) and securities licenses including Series 7, 31 and 66. He was
awarded The Blue Chip Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Award for
Business Leadership from Ernst & Young, and the Forty Under 40 Award from the Orlando
Business Journal.