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.[1]
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.[2]
In 1989, Cohee and his colleague and wife, Teri Williams, acquired Military Professional Services, Inc. (MPS), a 29-year-old company that marketed Visa and MasterCard credit cards to military personnel. Cohee and Williams built MPS into a profitable company, establishing a US$40 million portfolio with over 20,000 customers. They sold Military Professional Services to First Chicago Corp in 1991.[3]
In 1995, Cohee acquired majority controlling interest in Boston Bank of Commerce. In the next couple of years they would purchase three more banks and consolidated them into OneUnited, an institution focused on empowering Black Americans.[4] He was elected chairman and CEO the following year;[3] and Williams serves as president and COO. The bank has offices in Miami and Los Angeles.[5] 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."[6]As of 2025[update], OneUnited had helped finance almost $1 billion in communities with low-to-medium income.[4]