John Doerr
American businessman
Louis John Doerr (born June 29, 1951) is an American investor and venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins in Menlo Park, California. In February 2009, Doerr was appointed a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the President and his administration with advice and counsel in trying to fix America's economic downturn. Doerr is the author of Measure What Matters, a book about goal-setting, and Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.
In 2022, John and his wife Ann collaborated with Stanford University to launch its first new school in approximately 70 years: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Forbes ranked Doerr as the 40th wealthiest person in tech in 2017, and as of August 1, 2023, as the 146th wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of US$11.9 billion.
Early life and education
Louis John Doerr was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States on June 29, 1951, as the son of a German immigrant. One of five siblings, Doerr graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis. Doerr obtained a B.S. and an M.E.E. degree in electrical engineering from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1976.
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