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John Doerr

ByErik KainSenior Contributor

About John Doerr

  • Investor John Doerr is chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, formerly called Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
  • Doerr is the only investor to appear on Forbes' Midas List of top venture capitalists every year for the past two decades.
  • He joined the firm in 1980 after working at Intel and cofounding two companies.
  • Doerr famously led Kleiner into Google in 1999, investing $12.5 million. He was also an early investor in Amazon, DoorDash, Slack and many more.
  • Doerr stepped down from his role leading the firm in 2016, ceding the leadership to fellow investor Ted Schlein.
  • John and Ann Doerr support free online tutoring site Khan Academy and climate change-focused Climate Reality Project through their foundation.

Wealth History

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Forbes Lists

#223

#56

#77

#40

Personal Stats

Age
72
Source of Wealth
Venture capital, Self Made
Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
4
Residence
Woodside, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rice University; Master of Science, Rice University

Did you know

Doerr holds multiple patents for computer memory devices.

He came to Silicon Valley in 1975 with no job. He tried to get an internship with a VC firm and was turned down.

In Their Own Words

The two things you really look for in a company are a powerful team and a large market.

John Doerr

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