2007 Recipient:
L. John Doerr

John Doerr has been at the forefront of venture capital for over 25 years. Since he joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 1980 he has helped create some of the world’s most innovative and successful companies, including Amazon.com, Compaq, Cypress, Google, Intuit, Lotus, Macromedia, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and many others. Moreover, in contributing to the success of Kleiner Perkins he has contributed to the creation on an industry that drives the national economy and enhances the well-being of the global community. More recently he has brought his unique talents to the challenge of education, co-founding the New Schools Venture Fund, and to public policy, collaborating in the creation of TechNet, a new voice of representation for the interests of the technology industry he has helped to create.

“John Doerr’s career has been at the epicenter of the information revolution. He has a unique talent for finding and working with great entrepreneurs to build enterprises that shape the world we live in. His track record as an investor is legendary, but his passion and vision extend far beyond creating successful ventures, to helping create a successful society. John’s civic and philanthropic passions for education and health care will result in new opportunities and enhanced lives for many generations to come." Jerry Engel, February 2007.

The award was inaugurated in 1998.
Honorees include:
2007 Recipient: L. John Doerr
2006 Recipient: F. Warren Hellman
2005 Recipient: C. Richard Kramlich
2004 Recipient: Sanford R. Robertson
2003 Recipient: Dr. Ralph Landau
2002 Recipient: Dr. Edward Penhoet
2001 Recipient: Mr. William Hambrecht
2000 Recipient: Dr. Gordon Moore
1999 Recipient: Mr. Arthur Rock
1998 Recipient: Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni

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