Robert "Bob" Coughlin (born December 20, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, best known for being the founder and prior Chairman/CEO of Paycor, a Human Capital Management (HCM) software and services company.

Following graduation from Miami University in 1983,[1] he worked at ADP and Computer Identics, in operations and sales roles.

In May 1990, at age 28, Coughlin founded Paycor, Inc. to provide payroll services to the Cincinnati market.

[5] Coughlin founded a marathon in Cincinnati to raise money for charity and function as a non-profit.

2023 marked its 25th running,[7] Coughlin and his family also established The Flying Pig Scholars program with Skyline Chili and other contributors, which provides scholarships each year to ten high school cross-country or track and field athletes.