Mr. Cochran has extensive knowledge and experience investing in growth, emerging growth and established operating companies. He has invested in and developed many real estate projects, and has focused largely upon projects involving raw land. He has served as a director of six investment funds, and managed, led and helped raise over one billion dollars of equity and debt. He has also developed proprietary capitalization models using debt and equity instruments for the investment, acquisition and operation of several companies.
In addition to real estate, Mr. Cochran has invested in many different industry sectors and types of companies. In 1994, he invested in Covol Technologies (now Headwaters, Inc.) as an angel investor, and in 1995, became President and Chief Operations Officer.
Mr. Cochran holds an M.B.A. from North Dakota State University and is an adjunct professor in the Business and Finance departments at the University of Utah. He teaches courses in finance, business strategy, analysis, growth and venture financing. His teaching has given him the time and ability to develop proprietary capitalization models using debt and equity instruments for the investment, acquisition and operations of companies. |