John Doerr is an engineer, venture capitalist, the chair of Kleiner Perkins. He is the author of bestsellers Measure What Matters and Speed & Scale. For over 40 years, John has served entrepreneurs with ingenuity and optimism, helping them build bold teams and disruptive companies. As an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, he has helped create more than a million jobs. Outside Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs on climate, health, and education. In 2022, John and his wife Ann collaborated with Stanford University to launch the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
Recordings
John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram: Speed & Scale’s Reality Check
May 1, 2026
In 2021, Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr released a plan to address the climate crisis. Called “Speed and Scale,” it lays out dozens of
John Doerr And Ryan Panchadsaram: An Action Plan For Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
January 7, 2022
Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his