Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone
Born (1957-07-04) July 4, 1957
Genoa, Italy
Nationality American
Alma mater Cornell University
Columbia University
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation Partner at Sequoia Capital
Net worth US$2.4 billion (Forbes 2016)[1]

Douglas M. "Doug" Leone (born 1957) is an American venture capitalist.

Life

Leone emigrated from Italy with his family aged 11, and they settled in Mount Vernon, New York.[2] Leone earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1979,[3] an MS in industrial engineering from Columbia University in 1986,[4] and an MS in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1988.[5] [2]

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

Leone joined Sequoia Capital in 1988, became a managing partner in 1996[6], and the global managing partner in 2012.[7] He was ranked in the top 10 investors in the United States by Forbes Magazine.[8] He led Sequoia's international expansion into China and India.[9]

He 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.[10] On the Forbes 2016 list of billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$ 2.4 billion.[1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Douglas Leone". Forbes. March 1, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. 1 2 George Anders (March 26, 2014). "Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley's Innovation Factory". Forbes. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cornell University Alumni", "Cornell University", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Executive Profile: Douglas M. Leone","Bloomberg", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The 25 Most Successful MIT Business School Graduates", "Business Insider", October 16, 2014, retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Executive Profile Douglas M. Leone". Bloomberg Business. June 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Doug Leone", "LinkedIn", retrieved June 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Forbes Midas List", "Forbes", retrieved June 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Forbes Midas List", Forbes, April 6, 2011, accessed April 15, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Sequoia Capital", "Sequoia Capital", retrieved June 7, 2017.
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