Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone
Born 1957
Genoa, Italy
Nationality American
Alma mater Cornell University
Columbia University
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation Partner at Sequoia Capital
Net worth $2.3 billion (March 2015)[1]

Douglas M. Leone (born 1957) is an American venture capitalist and a partner at Sequoia Capital. He joined Sequoia in 1988 and has been a Managing Partner since 1996.[2] His focus is on internet, software and communication investments. He has been ranked in the top 10 investors in the United States by Forbes Magazine multiple times.[3] Doug also led Sequoia's international expansion into China and India.[4] Leone, who previously worked for Hewlett-Packard, Prime Computer, and Sun Microsystems, earned a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University.[5]

Early life

He emigrated from Italy with his family aged 11, and they settled in Mount Vernon, New York.[6]

Doug earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University (1979),[7] an MS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University (1986),[8] and an MS in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management (1988).[9]

Career

Leone joined Sequoia Capital in 1988. Prior to 1988, he worked at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Prime Computer in sales and sales management positions.

Leone was responsible for numerous successful investments including ServiceNow, Aruba, Meraki, Rackspace, Netezza, Arbor/Hyperion, RingCentral and MedExpress. He currently sits on the board of PlanGrid, NuBank, Medallia, ZirMed, ActionIQ, Numerify, Birst and Lattice Engines.[10]

Personal life

Leone is married to Patti Leone and the father of four children.

References

  1. ↑ "Douglas Leone". Forbes. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Executive Profile Douglas M. Leone". Bloomberg Business. June 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Forbes Midas List", "Forbes", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Forbes Midas List", Forbes, April 6, 2011, accessed April 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ George Anders (March 26, 2014). "Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley's Innovation Factory". Forbes. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Anders, George (26 March 2014). "Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley's Innovation Factory". Forbes. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cornell University Alumni", "Cornell University", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Executive Profile: Douglas M. Leone","Bloomberg", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The 25 Most Successful MIT Business School Graduates", "Business Insider", October 16, 2014, retrieved June 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Doug Leone", "Sequoia Capital", retrieved June 28, 2016.


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