# Douglas Leone

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Douglas M. Leone is an American billionaire venture capitalist and the chairman of Sequoia Capital. As of October 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$12.7 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 July 1957 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Genoa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson; venture capitalist; entrepreneur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P106))
- **Education:** Cornell University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MIT Sloan School of Management; Cornell University College of Engineering; Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Columbia University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** dougleone ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Douglas Leone born?**  
Douglas Leone was born on 4 July 1957 in Genoa.

**Where did Douglas Leone study?**  
Douglas Leone was educated at Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cornell University College of Engineering.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Douglas Leone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Leone) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5301728](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5301728) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Douglas Leone in 2013.jpg by TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Douglas_Leone_in_2013.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Douglas Leone". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/douglas-leone. Retrieved 6 November 2026.