Stanford Doerr School of SustainabilityAdvisory Council Co-Chair
2023 — Present
Co-leads the school’s advisory council with John Hennessy.
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John Doerr serves as chairman of Kleiner Perkins, backing technology entrepreneurs and working on climate, health and education challenges. He is the author of Measure What Matters and Speed & Scale, translating his investing and operating experience into approaches to ambitious goals.
John Doerr serves as chairman of Kleiner Perkins, backing technology entrepreneurs and working on climate, health and education challenges. He is the author of Measure What Matters and Speed & Scale, translating his investing and operating experience into approaches to ambitious goals.
Career
Kleiner Perkins (KP)Chairman
Mar 2016 — Present
Joined the firm in 1980 and became chairman in March 2016.
AlphabetIndependent Director
Oct 2015 — Present
Continued board service at Alphabet after its October 2015 holding-company reorganization; first joined Google’s board in May 1999.
DoorDashDirector
Mar 2015 — Present
AmyrisDirector
Until Present
WatershedDirector
Until Present
NewSchools Venture FundLifetime Director
Until Present
Co-founded NewSchools in 1998 with Kim Smith and Brook Byers.
Climate Imperative FoundationBoard Member
Until Present
TechNetExecutive Council Member
Until Present
Helped establish TechNet in 1997 alongside fellow technology leaders, including John Chambers and Jim Barksdale.
AmazonDirector
Jun 1996 — May 2010
Sun MicrosystemsDirector
1982 — Nov 2006
Also took a sabbatical from Kleiner Perkins to manage Sun’s desktop division and work on SPARC.
IntelSales executive
Until 1980
Joined Intel in 1974, working in engineering and marketing before moving into sales.
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
whatmatters.com
Measure What Matters
Doerr’s book on objectives and key results, with accounts of how leaders use ambitious goals and disciplined execution.
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John Doerr on setting the right goals
Doerr explains objectives and key results through stories about execution, purpose, and the teams applying the framework.
speedandscale.com
Let’s Build, Friends, Build
Doerr’s 2026 argument for accelerating clean energy through cheaper technology, growing electricity demand, and international competition.