Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone (#268)

Global Rank #268
Country Rank #107
Country United States

Take full responsibilities of failures, and share the successes.

  • $ 12 B
  • Venture capital
  • United States
  • M
  • 69 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #268
Country Rank #107
Net Worth $11.9B
Previous Worth $11.8B
Worth Change +$0.1B
Country United States
Industry Venture capital
Age 69 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Residence Atherton, California
Citizenship United States
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 68
Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made
Self Made Score 9
Philanthropy Score 2
Residence Atherton, California
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 4
Education Master of Business Administration, MIT Sloan School of Management; Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University
Net Worth Change +$0.1B +0.8% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $11.8B
Current Net Worth $11.9B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Doug Leone ran VC firm Sequoia from 1996 to 2022. During his tenure, Leone guided Sequoia into tech investments including Rackspace, RingCentral, ServiceNow, Nubank, and Wiz, which Google offered to acquire for $32 billion in March 2025. He inherited the reins from firm founder Don Valentine in the mid-1990s, alongside Michael Moritz. He started his tech career at Sun Microsystems, a firm cofounded by another billionaire venture capitalist, Vinod Khosla. An Italian immigrant, Leone looks for entrepreneurs from humble, far-flung backgrounds.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Douglas Leone.

#313
Billionaires (2026)
#143
Forbes 400 (2025)
#7
The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2025)
#82
Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

When Leone moved to New York with his family at age 11, he barely spoke a word of English.

He's known for getting up at 4:30 a.m. to work out before a day at the firm.

Leone's first job was collecting golf balls by hand at a driving range. He lasted two days.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Douglas Leone's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth
Period Change Worth Movement
Current Net Worth: $11.9B (May 4, 2026)

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