John Doerr

Not to be confused with John Doar.

John Doerr
Doerr at Techcrunch Disrupt 2013, in San Francisco
Born
Louis John Doerr

(1951-06-29) June 29, 1951 (age 73)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationRice University (BS, MEng)
Harvard University (MBA)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnn Howland
Children2

L. 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.[1] Forbes ranked Doerr as the 40th richest person in tech in 2017,[2] and as of August 1, 2023, as the 146th richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$11.9 billion.[3] 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.[4][5]

In 2022, John and his wife Ann collaborated with Stanford University to launch its first new school in about 70 years: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.[6]

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Times article Who's Who on new economic advisory board". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "The Richest People in Tech 2017". Forbes. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Forbes: John Doerr". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "WHEN JOHN DOERR BROUGHT A 'GIFT' TO GOOGLE'S FOUNDERS". WIRED. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Speed & Scale".
  6. ^ Gelles, David (May 4, 2022). "Stanford Gets $1.1 Billion for New Climate School From John Doerr". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2022.