Coffey was born in
Illinois in 1964 and grew up in
Michigan. His father was a lieutenant in the
U.S. Navy. From 2016 to 2021, he led CoolSys. In February 2019, Coffey published his first book,
The Private Equity Playbook, which was reviewed by
Kirkus Reviews in March 2019. In September 2021, his second book,
The Exit Strategy Playbook, was published. It was also reviewed by
Kirkus Reviews. Coffey was named to the Orange County Business Journal's OC500 list in 2018 and 2019 and to its OC top 50 list in 2020 and 2021. In 2021, Coffey founded The CEO Advisory Guru LLC. == Books ==