William Henry Draper III
William Henry Draper III is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Sutter Hill Ventures in 1965 and helped establish the venture capital industry on the West Coast. He served as President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1981 to 1986 under President Ronald Reagan, and subsequently led the United Nations Development Programme from 1986 to 1993. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a venture philanthropy organization. He is the father of venture capitalist Tim Draper, who founded Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
“What he did and helped create in Silicon Valley is immeasurable, but whenever he was given credit, he would pass it off to Leland Stanford.”
“I was lucky enough to say goodbye to him... their final words were: 'Ice cream.'”
“Tim Draper — Venture capitalist, son of Bill Draper. Mentioned as part of the Draper VC dynasty.”
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