John Doerr
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| Organization: | Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers |
| Role: | Partner |
| Location: | Bay Area, California |
| Expertise: | Finance and Investing |
| Education: | Rice University (B.S. and M.S. electrical engineering) |
| Website: | Official website |
John Doerr is a partner for the venture capital and private equity firm, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers (KPCB), based in Menlo Park, Calif.
Doer is on the board of Google and previously worked at Intel.[1]
Biography
John Doerr began his career in technology in 1974 working for Intel, the microprocessor manufacturer. Doerr took on a number of roles in his six years at Intel, working in engineering, marketing, management and sales.[1]
In 1980, Doerr joined Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers (KPCB), a private equity and venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, Calif.[2] The firm has backed companies such as Amazon.com, Doordash, Google, intuit, Square, Slack, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitter and Uber.[1]
Doerr is a co-founder of NewSchools Venture Fund.[3]
Work and activities
Political contributions
In 2014, Doerr contributed $250,000 to the Mayday PAC and $750,000 to the Senate Majority PAC. In 2014 and 2015, he gave $32,400 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and $33,400 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, respectively.[4]
In 2013, Doerr co-founded the group FWD.US, which described itself as "a bipartisan team of political campaigners spanning the fields of policy, advocacy, and technology working to create a stronger America.[5][6]
Since 2010, Doerr has given over $6 million to candidates and organizations, according to Federal Elections Commission records.[7]
Ballot measure contributions
According to MapLight, Doerr together with his wife, Ann, were the 12th largest donors to the ballot proposition campaigns for the November 2, 2010 ballot.[8]
Doerr has donated to efforts to promote stem cell research, to impose taxes on oil and to a legislative redistricting measure.[9] He and his wife Ann were also the lead donors to Proposition 39 (2000), which reduced the threshold required to pass local California school district bond issues from a two-thirds (66.67%) vote to a 55 percent supermajority vote.[9]
| Ballot measure | Description | Doerr position | Doerr donation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 23 (2010) | Environment | Opposed | $2,100,000 |
| Proposition 26 (2010) | Taxes | Opposed | $400,000 |
| Proposition 87 (2006) | Taxes | Supported | $950,000 |
| Proposition 88 (2006) | Taxes | Supported | $2,000,000 |
| Proposition 77 (2005) | Redistricting | Supported | $425,000 |
| Proposition 71 (2004) | Stem cells | Supported | $1,900,000 |
| Proposition 39 (2000) | Education | Supported | $6,010,000 |
Notable endorsements
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Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2015, Ballotpedia identified John Doerr as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Mayday PAC
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KPCB, "John Doer," accessed August 11, 2025
- ↑ National Archives , "President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board," accessed August 11, 2025
- ↑ NewSchools Venture Fund, "John Doerr," accessed August 25, 2025
- ↑ FEC, "John Doerr," accessed August 11, 2025
- ↑ Politico , "Zuckerberg group lines up pieces," April 11, 2013
- ↑ FWD.US , "About," accessed August 11, 2025
- ↑ FEC , "John Doerr," accessed August 11, 2025
- ↑ MapLight, "$147 Million Spent on California's Nov. Ballot Measures," November 5, 2010
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rice University News and Media Relations , "Alum Doerr to send off class of '07," accessed August 11, 2025
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