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For Doug Cobb, finding synergy is a way of life
Doug Cobb
Doug Cobb is the chairman of the board at Greater Louisville Inc., chairman and CEO of Interactive Systems, the parent company of the Vine Company, and one of the founders of bCatalyst, a new business accelerator.
Cobb, 41, grew up in Louisville, graduating from Atherton High School.After graduating from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Cobb went on to earn a graduate degree in accounting from New York University.After moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cobb worked with Lotus Development Corp., co-authoring Using 1-2-3, a manual for the industry-standard accounting software developed by the company.Following a stint with software publisher Que Corp., Cobb launched his first venture capital firm, The Cobb Group, which he sold in 1991.