John Doerr | |
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![]() Doerr at Techcrunch Disrupt 2013, in San Francisco | |
Born | Louis John Doerr June 29, 1951 |
Education | Rice University (BS, MEng) Harvard University (MBA) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ann Howland |
Children | 2 |
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 1 August, 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]