Timothy J. Cosgrove

Timothy J. Cosgrove was appointed on May 3, 2019 by Governor Mike DeWine for a term ending May 1, 2028. This is his second term on the CSU Board of Trustees, having served previously from 1997 to 2007. Most recently, he served as a non-voting Community Board Member, by virtue of his position as Chair of the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors (2017-2019). Trustee Cosgrove currently serves as the Vice Chair to the CSU Board of Trustees. Mr. Cosgrove is a partner with the global law firm, Squire Patton Boggs, and is among Ohio’s best connected and influential government relations professionals.

He was the director of policy and legislation for former Ohio Governor George V. Voinovich, and has experience in virtually every major policy area in the Ohio General Assembly including tax reform, economic development, healthcare, science and technology, and finance.

He is a two-time graduate of CSU, earning a degree in Political Science in 1983 and law degree in 1987. He has served as co-chair of CSU’s Radiance scholarship event and was instrumental in raising more than $3.6 million to assist students in school and on track to graduation. In 2015, he was awarded CSU’s George B. Davis Award for Service to the University.

Mr. Cosgrove is a member of the Ohio Lobbying Association and of the Public Affairs Committees of both the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. He is the immediate past chair of the board of directors for the Washington DC-based Northeast Midwest Institute and has been recognized by Cincinnati Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer.