Raymond J. Lane

Raymond J. Lane
Born (1946-12-26) December 26, 1946 (age 77)
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, consultant
Known forInvestment Strategy, Business Consulting, Technology, Alternative Energy
TitleManaging Partners at GreatPoint Ventures
SpouseStephanie
Children5
WebsiteKPCB

Raymond J. Lane (born December 26, 1946) is an American business executive and strategist specializing in technology and finance. Lane is best known for assisting corporations with technology strategy, organizational development, team building, and sales and growth management.[1]

Lane led a "go to market" overhaul of Oracle Corporation, which led to an increase in sales and its stock price in the 1990s.[2][3] He is cited as being the catalyst for "Oracle's success, ‘past, present and future.’"[2][3]

Lane is a partner emeritus at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.[4][5] He managed investments and held board membership in startup companies, and was involved in the development of enterprise technology and alternative energy.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Raymond Lane". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b Abate, Tom (4 September 1997). "Oracle's First-Rate Second in Command / Ray Lane makes Larry Ellison's visions a reality". SFGate. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "A Conversation with Ray Lane: From the Turnaround at Oracle to the Chairmanship at Hewlett Packard". The American Entrepreneur. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Executive Profile: Raymond J. Lane Ph.D." Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Kleiner Perkins". Mashable. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  6. ^ Ricadela, Aaron; Zajac, Andrew; Hymowitz, Carol. "HP's Lane Faces $100 Million Bill on Tax Shelter Denial". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  7. ^ Gupta, Poornima (7 June 2013). "HP board member Ray Lane settles long-running tax issue". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Ray Lane". KPCB--Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.