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John Doerr

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Partner at Kleiner Perkins
📍 Menlo Park, California, United States

John Doerr is the chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, where he has backed iconic companies like Google and Amazon. An engineer by training, he holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the author of several best-selling books.

Johns primary personal focus is on solving the climate crisis, a passion sparked 15 years ago by his daughter. He and his wife, Ann, are active philanthropists who signed the Giving Pledge and work on systemic issues in public health and education. They live in Woodside, California, and have two children.

He and his wife Ann donated $1. 1 billion to create the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the universitys first new school in 70 years.

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Experience
46 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Climate Action
Author of "Speed & Scale, " an action plan to solve the climate crisis. He advocates for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 through investment and policy.
Venture Capital
His professional focus for over 40 years has been investing in and serving disruptive technology companies and bold entrepreneurs, from early-stage startups to global giants.
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1980
Partner
Kleiner Perkins
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170 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors (Encore). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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John Doerr, Chair of Kleiner Perkins & Author of Speed and Scale, on the Global Climate Crisis. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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