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DANIEL COCHRAN
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DANIEL COCHRAN Obituary
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In Memory
Our classmate Dan Cochran passed away this past December. Dan had an unusual career. After graduate work at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and several years in the foreign service, he moved to the business world, first with Exxon in 1974 and then to Merrill Lynch through which he rose to chief administrative officer for the Asia Pacific region. From 2010 to his retirement in 2015, he was with UBS where he served as chief of staff to the head of U.S. Wealth Management.
Our classmates will remember Dan’s contributions to many parts of our lives on campus, perhaps most visibly as a wonderful cheerleader at Amherst football games but also as a mainstay of the editorial board of The Student. Those of us who knew Dan, also on the dance floor in the Phi Delt basement on many Saturday evenings, will recall his good nature and eagerness to induce all into the fun. Along with these more visible characteristics, many of us also new Dan as a good and wise friend.
Dan and his spouse and beloved companion of more than 50 years, Greg Sutphin ’71, were mainstays among volunteer leaders in New York for many years, including the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal and especially with the Metropolitan Opera for which they shared a strong devotion and on whose Board of Trustees Dan served. Upon his death, the Met noted that Dan “was admired by his fellow board members for his deep appreciation for opera and for introducing innumerable friends and colleagues to the art form at Met performances often during each season.”
Colleagues of Dan’s noted the broad and helpful role he played in encouraging and facilitating the careers of others. As noted in his obituary in the New York Times, “Throughout his long career, Dan was an early door-opener for both African-Americans and for gay people. At Merrill Lynch, he helped establish and nurture employee groups which allowed members of these minorities both to network and to consult with management on appropriate employee policies.”
Dan loved his creature comforts, having a good time and sharing a sometimes very sharp sense of humor, but he also had a great dedication to helping others and making the world better. The full engagement in life that was apparent in his days as an Amherst cheerleader, that Dan projected and shared so generously with those around him, and that many of us enjoyed so much during college will be missed greatly by the friends, family, coworkers and organizations with which he shared it throughout his life.
Edwin B. Fisher Jr. ’68
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Contact
Nickname
- Dan
Family
Amherst Relatives
Personal
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Professional
Employment Information
Former
- COOUBS Wealth Management AmericasStart:03/2013End:04/2015
- Managing DirectorUBS Wealth Management AmericasStart:11/2010End:03/2012
- Chief Admin OffMerrill Lynch International, Inc.Start:01/1995End:01/1999
- COOMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Start:01/1989End:09/2004
- Deputy TreasMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Start:01/1989End:01/1993
- Senior Vice PresidentMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Start:01/1989End:07/2009
- Dir-Corp BudgetMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Start:01/1989End:01/1995
- Asst TreasurerExxonMobil CorporationStart:01/1974End:01/1989
- Foreign ServiceUS Department of StateStart:01/1969End:01/1973
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Amherst
Reunion Class
- 1968
Graduation Year
- 1968
Major(s)
- Political Science
National Honor Societies
- Sphinx
Prizes
- 2 Hardy/Kellogg/Gilbert/Slingerland/Bowles
Other Academic
Secondary Schools
- DuSable High School
Higher Ed
- Princeton UniversityField of Study:International RelationsDegree:Master of ArtsYear:1974
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Amherst
Volunteering
- Trustee Nominating CommitteeRole:MemberStart:July 2001End:June 2004
- Executive Committee of the Alumni CouncilRole:MemberStart:July 1977End:June 1980
- Amherst Association of New YorkRole:Vice PresidentStart:July 1973End:June 1976
- Alumni FundRole:Associate AgentEnd:November 2019
Fraternity
- Phi Delta Sigma Fraternity
Extracurricular Activities
- Afro-American Society
- Cheerleader
- Freshman Council
- Prom Committee
- The Amherst Student
Post-Graduate
Awards/ Recognition
- In 2002, Dan was named as one of the top 50 African Americans on Wall Street by Black Enterprise magazine (09/18/02).
Community/ Professional Activities
- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Role:Board Member
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education FundRole:Board Member
- Mark Degermo DanceRole:Advisory Council
- Mark Degermo DanceRole:President
- The Metropolitan Opera Audit CommitteeRole:Board Member
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