Doug Leone
Doug Leone is an American billionaire venture capitalist and partner at Sequoia Capital, the Silicon Valley firm he joined in 1988. He served as managing partner from 1996 until 2022 and returned to an active investing role as chairman in 2026. He is best known for leading Sequoia's international expansion into China and India and for backing companies including ServiceNow, RingCentral, Nubank, and Medallia. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and previously worked in sales at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Prime Computer.
“Who would be your worst reference and why? And see their colors change. People answer that honestly... What's interesting is how they answer the question.”
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