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February 09, 2022 | Tom Ballard

CAE names new Chair of its Board of Directors

Joni Cobb, the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Pipeline Entrepreneurs, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE).

The Washington, DC based organization is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy group. It engages policymakers in Washington and at state and local levels across the nation regarding the critical importance of entrepreneurs and start-ups to innovation, economic growth, job creation, and opportunity expansion — and to pursue a comprehensive policy agenda intended to significantly enhance the circumstances for new business formation, survival, and growth.

Cobb currently serves on the National Projection Development Team for Creative Planning, an independent wealth management firm managing approximately $90 billion for clients in all 50 states. During he 14-year tenure at Pipeline which ended in 2020, the entrepreneur network produced significant financial impact – creating more than $1.39 billion in revenues, raising more than $608 million in outside capital, conducting business in over 85 countries and creating over 2700 jobs.

 


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