Spring CIE Speaker Series Welcomes John Denniston
Date and time
Location
Santa Clara University
Recital Hall, Music & Dance Building 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053Description
CIE Speaker Series
Welcomes
John Denniston
John Denniston is President of the Board of Directors of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County. He is a former partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, where he ran the KPCB Green Growth Fund, which invests in and supports growth-stage greentech sustainability companies.
Prior to joining KPCB, John was a managing director and head of technology investment banking for the Western United States at Salomon Smith Barney. He also served on the investment committees for Salomon's venture capital direct investment fund and CitiGroup's venture capital fund of funds. Earlier in his career, John was a partner at the law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, where he was head of the firms' venture capital practice group and co-head of its information technology practice group. He also served on the investment committee for the firm's venture capital fund.
John is actively involved in public policy issues, having testified before Congressional committees on numerous occasions. He serves on the board of advisors of the National Renewable Energy Labs and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. John holds a BA in Economics and a JD from the University of Michigan.
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