Cox serves as president and CEO of Cox Financial Corporation, which provides financial planning and wealth management services to individuals and organizations. Based in Cincinnati, Cox Financial has approximately 15,000 clients. Cox, 58, also serves as a director for Cincinnati Bell, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Cinergy Corporation, the University of Cincinnati and Bethesda Hospital.

A native of Cincinnati, Cox is a graduate of Xavier University and holds a doctorate of letters degree from the College of Mount St. Joseph and Cincinnati Technical College. Cox is also chairman of the Cincinnati Business Committee, an organization comprised of the 25 most influential companies in the Cincinnati area, of which Cox Financial has been a member for the past seven years. In 2003, Cox was named Man of the Year by the Ohio Cancer Research Associates.

Cox fills the board vacancy left by Eric C. Evans, former president and chief operating officer of Diebold. The company has 12 members serving on its board of directors.