Robert J. Coughlin

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Robert J. Coughlin
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Born (1961-12-20) December 20, 1961 (age 62)
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMiami University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounder of Paycor
SpouseJeanne

Robert "Bob" Coughlin (born December 20, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, best known for being the founder and prior Chairman/CEO of Paycor, a Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services company.

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Early life

Coughlin was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He relocated to Ohio with his family at the age of 10. Coughlin graduated from Anderson High School in Cincinnati. Coughlin has two sisters who were disabled, one from birth and one from an infection as a child. Following graduation from Miami University in 1983, [1] he worked at ADP and Computer Identics, in operations and sales roles.

Paycor

In May 1990, at age 28, Coughlin founded Paycor, Inc. to provide payroll services to the Cincinnati market. [2] Upon Coughlin's retirement in 2019, Paycor served 30,000 clients and had 1,700 employees. [3] Coughlin remained as chairman until fully retiring in 2020.

Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon

Coughlin first competed in the New York City Marathon in 1994. [4] Coughlin founded a marathon in Cincinnati to raise money for charity and function as a non-profit. Cincinnati Marathon, Inc. was formed, [5] and the first Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon was held in May 1999. 2023 marked its 25th running, [6] Coughlin and his family also established The Flying Pig Scholars program with Skyline Chili and other contributors, which provides scholarships each year to ten high school cross-country or track and field athletes. [7] [8]

Recognition

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