Bob W. Coy

Mr. Bob W.
Coy, Jr., is President at CincyTech.
Prior to joining CincyTech, Mr. Coy served as senior vice president for entrepreneurial development at the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.
He led the development of the St. Louis Arch Angel Investor Network, which invests in early-stage companies in the St. Louis region.
Mr. Coy has experience in economic development in Pennsylvania and Delaware as well.
In Delaware, he held the state cabinet position for economic development from 1993-98, leading initiatives to establish two venture capital funds and a pre-seed fund.
In Pennsylvania, his responsibilities included serving as executive director of the Ben Franklin Partnership Program, a national best-practice model.
There he oversaw the operations of the state’s four regional technology centers, which make seed capital investment in promising technology companies.
He also worked with the Pennsylvania Legislature and pension funds to develop an investment strategy that has resulted in well over $1 billion invested in Pennsylvania-based venture capital funds.
Coy also served as special assistant to the Pennsylvania secretary of education from 1992 to 1993.
Mr. Coy received a master’s degree from University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts degree from Pennsylvania State University.