Douglas Leone

Douglas Leone (#255)

Global Rank #255

Country Rank #104

Country United States

Take full responsibilities of failures, and share the successes.

$ 12 B
Venture capital
United States
M
68 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #255

Country Rank #104

Net Worth $12.2B

Previous Worth $12.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Venture capital

Age 68 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Atherton, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 68

Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 9

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Atherton, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Master of Business Administration, MIT Sloan School of Management; Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $12.2B

Current Net Worth $12.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Doug Leone ran VC firm Sequoia from 1996 to 2022. During his tenure, Leone guided Sequoia into tech investments including Rackspace, RingCentral, ServiceNow, Nubank, and Wiz, which Google offered to acquire for $32 billion in March 2025. He inherited the reins from firm founder Don Valentine in the mid-1990s, alongside Michael Moritz. He started his tech career at Sun Microsystems, a firm cofounded by another billionaire venture capitalist, Vinod Khosla. An Italian immigrant, Leone looks for entrepreneurs from humble, far-flung backgrounds.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#313

Billionaires (2026)

#143

Forbes 400 (2025)

The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2025)

#82

Richest In Tech (2017)

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Did You Know?

When Leone moved to New York with his family at age 11, he barely spoke a word of English.

He's known for getting up at 4:30 a.m. to work out before a day at the firm.

Leone's first job was collecting golf balls by hand at a driving range. He lasted two days.

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Current Net Worth: $12.2B (May 4, 2026)