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David Cooksey
Sir David James Scott Cooksey, GBE (born 14 May 1940) is a British businessman, venture capitalist and policy advisor.
David Cooksey gained a degree in metallurgy at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford (Hon Fellow 1995). He embarked on a career as an industrial engineer, rising through the management of the company Formica International, and finally leading the management buy-out of a subsidiary in 1971.
In 1981 he formed Advent Venture Partners, one of the first venture capital firms in
On 22 Oct 1978, she finished in 2:32:29 more than 9 minutes ahead of Martha Cooksey 2:41:49. Cooksey won the San Diego Half Marathon on 26 Aug in 1:15:04. Her winning time there was a world best. During 1978 the world record in the women's marathon was 2:34:47.5 set on 10 Sep, 1977 by Christa Vahlensieck at the Berlin marathon. The world record was broken on 3 Feb, 1980 by Joan Benoit with 2:31:23 in Auckland. In 1981, the 1978 NYC course was remeasured and found 151 meters short.