# John Doerr

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Louis John Doerr is an American investor and venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins in Menlo Park, California. In February 2009, Doerr was appointed a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the President and his administration with advice and counsel in trying to fix America's economic downturn. Doerr is the author of Measure What Matters, a book about goal-setting, and Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 29 June 1951 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P569))
- **Place of birth:** St. Louis ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P27))
- **Occupation:** computer scientist; businessperson; entrepreneur; electrotechnician; patron of the arts; engineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P106))
- **Education:** Rice University; Harvard Business School; Harvard University; Chaminade College Preparatory School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P69))
- **Spouse:** Ann Doerr ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P26))
- **Positions held:** board of directors member (since 1999) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P39))
- **Awards:** California Hall of Fame ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** johndoerr ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1380459#P2002))

## Questions

**When was John Doerr born?**  
John Doerr was born on 29 June 1951 in St. Louis.

**What positions has John Doerr held?**  
Positions held by John Doerr include: board of directors member (since 1999).

**Where did John Doerr study?**  
John Doerr was educated at Rice University, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Chaminade College Preparatory School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John Doerr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doerr) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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- [Image: John Doerr.jpg by Pierre Omidyar (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Doerr.jpg)

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"John Doerr". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-doerr. Retrieved 14 November 2026.