An Italian American entrepreneur and entrepreneur named Douglas Leone has a net worth of $3 billion.
A self-made billionaire, Douglas Leone, made his fortune through venture capital.
Leone’s initial occupation after moving from Genoa, Italy, was cleaning toilets and repairing boats.
He received an MS degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University, an MS in Management from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.
Since 1993, Leone has been a partner at Sequoia Capital.
His area of expertise includes investments in the internet, software, and communication.
In 2013, Leone was ranked #4 on the Forbes Magazine Midas List, and he was named one of the top 10 venture capitalists in the United States by Forbes in 2001.
He oversaw the international expansion of Sequoia in China and India.
Prior to his employment at Sequoia Capital, he held sales and management positions at Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Prime Computer.
He is a board member for CafePress.com, Birst, Medallia, Hayneedle, RingCentral, ServiceNow, MedExpress, and Zirmed.
Aruba, Meraki, Arbor/Hyperion, Netezza, and Rackspace are among the companies he has worked with.
WhatsApp and LinkedIn are among the companies that Sequoia has acquired.
Douglas and Patti Leone are parents of four children.