Nathan is the founder and Chairman of 68 Ventures (68V), a development and
investment company headquartered in Daphne, AL. 68V is defined by its culture and
fueled by a team of purpose driven high performers, resulting in it becoming one of
the largest developers within the region, deploying billions of capital across multiple
asset classes, and the successful creation, acquisition, and exit of numerous operating
companies.
His business career launched in 2008 when he founded Bellator Real Estate &
Development, growing it to the dominant brokerage firm in the market prior to selling
in 2024. Nathan started Truland Homes in 2011, which closed more than 3,300 homes
and became a top 100 national homebuilder while on its way to being acquired by D.R.
Horton in 2023. 68V has developed more than 12,000 single family lots to date, making
it the preeminent residential developer along the Gulf Coast and markets north to
Birmingham. The 68V portfolio is comprised of nine operating companies and well
over 100 investment entities.
Nathan graduated from the University of Alabama summa cum laude in investment
finance and economics and ranked first in his class at the Culverhouse College of
Business. He played football at Alabama, earning Academic All SEC Honors twice, the
Paul “Bear” Bryant Award his senior year as the university’s most outstanding student
athlete, and the Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies Alumni Leadership Award
years later. He ultimately received his MBA from the University of South Alabama upon
returning home from the United States Marine Corps.
Nathan served as a Rifle Platoon Commander with 3rd Bn 6th Marines, deploying to
Iraq in 2005-2006, and was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with combat “V”
for Valor as a 1st Lieutenant in recognition of his actions in combat.
Beyond business, Nathan is deeply engaged in community and philanthropic work.
Cox Family Foundation, led by his father (Allen), and the 68 Ventures team support
dozens of organizations through both financial resources and service. Signature
initiatives include the 68 Ventures Bowl, Ballin’ on Belrose, and the Chasing Greatness
Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference. Nathan has established multiple
scholarships, such as the Lieutenant Nathan Cox Endowed Scholarship at the
University of Alabama and the 68 Ventures Athletic Scholarships both at the University
of Alabama and University of South Alabama to reward a senior walk-on each year.
Nathan has been recognized locally with numerous honors. Namely, induction into the
UMS-Wright Athletic Hall of Fame, the Champion of Life Award recipient through
Team Focus, and The Greg Maddox: Among the Great by Baller Dream Foundation. He
sits on the board for the Cox Family Foundation, Gulf United Metro Business
Organization (GUMBO), Baller Dream Foundation, Culverhouse College of Business
Board of Visitors at the University of Alabama, Mitchell College of Business Advisory
Board at the University of South Alabama, the finance committee for “Coach for
Governor”, and is an active member of Young Presidents’ Organization.
Nathan lives in Daphne, Alabama, and is passionate about spending time with his wife
Kimberly and their three children, Savannah, Scarlett, and Luke – plus their four dogs
(Axe, Shelby, Luna, and Teddy). He is an avid traveler, but there is nowhere he’d rather
be most days than his home looking out over Mobile Bay. He also finds fulfillment
studying successful people, seeking out challenges of any kind, and inspiring others to
bet on themselves.
NATHAN’S LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
Nathan believes that if you align yourself with incredible people, put their needs ahead
of your own, and are willing to outwork everyone then good things will happen. He is
determined to live out his personal purpose statement, “To see all I can do with all that
I have been given by always going for it, never settling, and remaining true to who I
am while striving to be a creator and not a taker. On judgement day my life will have
been deemed a success because I will be able to say, I have nothing left. I used
everything you gave me.”