Kevin Cohee

Kevin Cohee (/ˈkoʊhiːˈ/ born October 20, 1957) is an American multi-millionaire business executive. Since 1996, he has been the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of One United Bank, the largest black-owned bank and the first black-owned internet bank in America.

Early life and education Cohee was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to African-American parents. He never met his father, and his mother died due to an allergic reaction to penicillin when he was six years old. Cohee was raised by his uncle, Richard Carr, a pediatric dentist in Boston.

Cohee graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. He also holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin; where he was a 4-year letterman in football.

Career Following university, Cohee became an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney. He was elected chairman and CEO the following year; and Williams serves as president and COO. The bank has offices in Miami and Los Angeles. On October 7, 2019, Cohee and Williams announced BankBlack X: A nationwide plan to close the racial wealth gap. Its goal is to "Galvanize the community to share the truth about Black people and money, and make financial literacy a core value of the Black community." , OneUnited had helped finance almost $1 billion in communities with low-to-medium income.