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Kevin Compton
Kevin Compton

Kevin Compton

Kevin Compton has been a partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful high technology venture capital firms for almost twenty years. Kevin and his partners have invested in many of the most powerful and high profile start‐ups over the past 30 years, including Google, America On‐Line, Compaq Computers, Lotus Development, Sun Microsystems, Intuit, VeriSign, Tandem Computers, Genentech, Citrix Systems, Netscape Communications, Amazon.com and Juniper Networks. These companies employee over 300,000 people, have annual sales in excess of $100 billion and carry a public market value in excess of $300 billion. Kevin has been featured in many technology publications, has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes and Inc. Magazine, and has been ranked as one of the top Venture Capitalists in the world over the last decade. He is a regular speaker for many of the world’s largest corporations offering a preview into the direction of the computer and communications industries. Kevin serves on the board of public and private technology companies and non‐profit ventures. Outside of work Kevin enjoys family time, playing hockey and coaching football. His passion for sports extends into the professional sports area as well. Kevin is the co‐owner of the National Hockey League San Jose Sharks, the American Hockey League Worcester Sharks and Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment.