Profile
Mr. Cowan co-founded 57 Stars in 2005, and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.
Prior to 57 Stars, Mr. Cowan served at Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as a Director in the Investment Funds Department, where he was responsible for structuring new funds, designing and implementing the program’s asset allocation plans, selecting managers, and overseeing a large portion of the USD 3.5 billion investment funds program.
Mr. Cowan also helped design OPIC’s groundbreaking capital markets insurance product.
Prior to his tenure at OPIC, Mr. Cowan was an attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, and at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York.
He has served as Adjunct Professor of Law at American University’s Washington College of Law, and as an advisor to the governments of Colombia and Canada with respect to developing private equity programs.
Mr. Cowan holds an AB in Political Science and Development Studies (magna cum laude and with honors) from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School.
In addition to English, he has knowledge of Cantonese, Mandarin, French, and Spanish.
Steve A. Cowan active positions
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57 Stars LLC
57 Stars LLC Investment ManagersFinance 57 Stars LLC (57 Stars) is a private equity and venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephen H. O'Neill, Gene Vincent Pohren and Steve A. Cowan. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Founder | 2004-12-31 |
Former positions of Steve A. Cowan
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Overseas Private Investment Corp. | Director/Board Member | 2004-12-31 |
Milbank LLP
Milbank LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Milbank LLP provides legal services. It serves corporate, finance, financial restructuring, litigation and arbitration, securities, capital markets, trusts, estates, and exempt organizations, and tax markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Washington College | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP provides legal services. Its services include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate law, antitrust, intellectual property, real estate, labor and employment, and taxation. The company was founded by Charles Munger in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Steve A. Cowan
Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard University | Graduate Degree |
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57 Stars LLC
57 Stars LLC Investment ManagersFinance 57 Stars LLC (57 Stars) is a private equity and venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephen H. O'Neill, Gene Vincent Pohren and Steve A. Cowan. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. | Finance |
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP provides legal services. Its services include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate law, antitrust, intellectual property, real estate, labor and employment, and taxation. The company was founded by Charles Munger in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
Overseas Private Investment Corp. | Finance |
Milbank LLP
Milbank LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Milbank LLP provides legal services. It serves corporate, finance, financial restructuring, litigation and arbitration, securities, capital markets, trusts, estates, and exempt organizations, and tax markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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