He is the son of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox. He is the grandson of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States and Pat Nixon, the 44th First Lady of the United States. Christopher Nixon Cox was born and raised in New New York
Cox is the son of current New York State Grand Old Party Chairman Edward F. Cox and Tricia Nixon Cox, and is a grandson of former President Richard Nixon.
Princeton University. New York University; New York University School of Law.
He currently lives in Manhattan. He received his undergraduate degree in politics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. He went on to receive his law degree from New York University School of Law and a certificate in finance from New York University Stern School.
On June 4, 2011, Cox married Andrea Catsimatidis, daughter of Gristedes billionaire John Catsimatidis, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on New York"s Upper East Side.
The two filed for divorce on December 17, 2014. During his tenure, he advised major private equity fund clients on acquisitions.
Cox also worked for the rights of New York State small business owners in Albany on a pro bono basis. In 2010, Cox finished third in the Republican primary for the New York"s 1st congressional district behind businessman Randy Altschuler and former Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Attorney George Demos.
He was endorsed by the Suffolk County 9/12 Project.
On July 21, he was endorsed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Cox was also endorsed by Steve Forbes, State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, Suffolk County Conservative Party First Executive Chairman Bill Fries, and State Senator Marty Golden. Cox was also endorsed by several former contestants in the race, including Gary Berntsen and New York State Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R – Smithtown).
Cox served as Senator John McCain’s Executive Director for New York State during the 2008 presidential campaign and is co-founder of the consulting firm, OC Global Partners, Limited Liability Company where he advises United States companies on selling their products in new markets abroad and bringing in capital allowing them to expand their business and grow their workforce in America.
