John Doerr

John Doerr (#114)

Global Rank #114

Country Rank #47

Country United States

The two things you really look for in a company are a powerful team and a large market.

$ 23 B
Venture capital
United States
M
75 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #114

Country Rank #47

Net Worth $23.4B

Previous Worth $22.9B

Worth Change +$0.5B

Country United States

Industry Venture capital

Age 75 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Woodside, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 74

Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Woodside, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rice University; Master of Science, Rice University

Net Worth Change +$0.5B +2.2% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $22.9B

Current Net Worth $23.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Investor John Doerr is chairman of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Doerr joined the firm in 1980 after working at Intel and cofounding two companies. He famously led Kleiner into Google in 1999, investing $12.5 million. He was also an early investor in Amazon, DoorDash, Slack and many more. Doerr stepped down from his role leading the firm in 2016, ceding day-to-day leadership to fellow investor Ted Schlein. He and his wife, Ann, pledged $1.1 billion to Stanford University in 2022 to launch a new school focused on sustainability.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to John Doerr.

#137

Billionaires (2026)

#63

Forbes 400 (2025)

#77

The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2021)

#40

Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Doerr holds multiple patents for computer memory devices.

He came to Silicon Valley in 1975 with no job. He tried to get an internship with a VC firm and was turned down.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $23.4B (May 4, 2026)