# Craig Cogut

> Craig Cogut is the founder, chairman and CEO of Pegasus Capital Advisors and a co-founder of Apollo Advisors. His career spans private equity, the expansion of Six Senses, climate investment funds and educational philanthropy. Pegasus manages blended finance initiatives supporting climate infrastructure and coral reef resilience in developing countries.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman & CEO at Pegasus Capital Advisors
- **Organizations:** Pegasus Capital Advisors, Apollo Advisors (co-founder), SDG Digital Transformation and Sustainability Solutions Lab, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, Brown University
- **Education:** Brown University, Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Apollo Advisors and founded Pegasus Capital Advisors., Led Pegasus as it became the first US private equity fund manager accredited by the Green Climate Fund., Led Pegasus during its ownership and expansion of Six Senses before the 2019 sale to IHG.

## Career timeline

- **1975** — Graduated from Brown University.
- **1978** — Earned a law degree at Harvard Law School.
- **1990** — Co-founded Apollo Advisors, now Apollo Global Management.
- **1996** — Founded Pegasus Capital Advisors; year follows the current team biography and company timeline.
- **2005** — Brown named its humanities center for Craig and Deborah Cogut in recognition of their support.
- **2012** — Pegasus acquired Six Senses.
- **2018** — Pegasus became accredited by the Green Climate Fund.
- **2019** — IHG announced the $300 million cash acquisition of Six Senses from Pegasus.
- **2020** — Pegasus launched the Subnational Climate Fund.
- **2024** — The SDG Digital Transformation and Sustainability Solutions Lab launched during New York Climate Week, with UNDP as inaugural partner.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Apollo Advisors and founded Pegasus Capital Advisors.
- Led Pegasus as it became the first US private equity fund manager accredited by the Green Climate Fund.
- Led Pegasus during its ownership and expansion of Six Senses before the 2019 sale to IHG.
- Supported Brown’s humanities center with Deborah Cogut.
- Founding co-chair of the SDG Digital Transformation and Sustainability Solutions Lab.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published the welcome essay for Pegasus Insights, emphasizing deployment, partnerships and connecting capital to solutions.
- **2026-04** — JICA announced a $20 million commitment to the Global Subnational Climate Fund; its signing ceremony featured Pegasus co-managing partner David Cogut.
- **2025-12** — Co-authored reflections on the gap between technically possible and deployable AI climate solutions with Radhika Shah and Claudia Cogut.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pcalp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-cogut-a512971b3

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Last updated: 2026-10-09