John Doerr
Venture capitalist and author
John Doerr is an American venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins. He wrote Measure What Matters, which covers how to set goals.
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American Born 1951 in St. Louis, United States
About John Doerr
Doerr was born in St. Louis in 1951 and works as an investor at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. He invested early in Google and served on its board. In 2009 he joined the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, which advised the Obama administration during the economic downturn. In 2018 he wrote Measure What Matters, a practical guide to setting and reaching bold goals. He has also mentored many CEOs and founders on OKRs (objectives and key results). In 2022 he and his wife Ann worked with Stanford University to launch the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.