Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone
Born (1957-07-04) July 4, 1957
Genoa, Italy
Residence Atherton, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Cornell University
Columbia University
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation Partner at Sequoia Capital
Net worth US$3.8 billion (Forbes February 2018)[1]
Spouse(s) Patricia Perkins-Leone
Children 4

Douglas M. Leone (born July 4, 1957) is an American billionaire venture capitalist with Sequoia Capital.

Early life

Leone was born July 4, 1957 in Genoa, Italy.[2] His family moved to the United States when Leone was 11, and settled in Mount Vernon, New York.[3]

Leone earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1979,[4] a MS in industrial engineering from Columbia University in 1986,[5] and a MS in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1988.[3][6]

Career

Leone began his career working in sales and management positions at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Prime Computer.[5][7]

Leone joined Sequoia Capital in 1988. He became a managing partner in 1996,[5] and the global managing partner in 2012.[8] In 2017, Forbes named him a top 10 investor in the technology industry in the United States.[9] He led Sequoia's international expansion into China and India.[10]

Leone was responsible for investments including ServiceNow, Aruba, Meraki, Rackspace, Netezza, Arbor/Hyperion, RingCentral and MedExpress. He sits on the board of PlanGrid, NuBank, Medallia, ZirMed, ActionIQ, Numerify, and Lattice Engines.[7][11]

In 2017, he was ranked #693 on Forbes' list of the World's Billionaires, with a net worth of US$2.9 billion.[1][12]

Personal life

Leone is married to Patricia Perkins-Leone. The couple have four children, and live in Atherton, California.[1][13] They have been seeking to build an oceanfront home in Makena, Maui, Hawaii, but as of November 2017, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled against the development.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Forbes profile: Douglas Leone". Forbes. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Douglas Leone Story - Bio, Facts, Networth, Family, Auto, Home | Famous Capitalists | SuccessStory". successstory.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. 1 2 George Anders (March 26, 2014). "Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley's Innovation Factory". Forbes. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cornell University Alumni", "Cornell University", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Executive Profile: Douglas M. Leone","Bloomberg", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The 25 Most Successful MIT Business School Graduates", "Business Insider", October 16, 2014, retrieved June 28, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Douglas Leone - Global Managing Partner @ Sequoia Capital | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Doug Leone", "LinkedIn", retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Midas List". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  10. ↑ "Forbes Midas List", Forbes, April 6, 2011, accessed April 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sequoia Capital", "Sequoia Capital", retrieved June 7, 2017.
  12. ↑ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  13. 1 2 "Supreme Court Rejects Takings Claim Of Landowner Against Maui County". environment-hawaii.org. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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