1. Douglas M Leone was born on July 4,1957 and is an American billionaire venture capitalist and former managing partner of Sequoia Capital, from which role he stepped aside in 2022 while remaining a general partner.
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Douglas Leone's family moved to the United States when Leone was 11 and settled in Mount Vernon, New York.
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Douglas Leone began his career in sales and management positions at Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Prime Computer.
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Douglas Leone joined Sequoia Capital in 1988, became a managing partner in 1996, and then the global managing partner in 2012.
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Douglas Leone led Sequoia's international expansion into China and India.
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The Washington Post reported that Douglas Leone proposed using his connections in the Trump Administration to help smooth the sale of TikTok to a US corporation.
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Douglas Leone renounced his support for Trump following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
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Since then, Douglas Leone continues to be a general partner in Sequoia's existing funds.
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Douglas Leone is a backer of America PAC which supports the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign.
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Douglas Leone is a board member for several companies, including ActionIQ, Cyera, Island, Nubank, strongDM, Trade Republic, and Wiz.
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In May 2021, Douglas Leone was conferred with the Order of the Star of Italy, in the class of Officer.