John Denniston

Who is John Denniston?

John Denniston is a Partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.

At KPCB, John has worked with a wide variety of portfolio companies,

with a primary emphasis on the Greentech industry. John was a member of

the KPCB Partner team that many years ago conceptualized and launched

KPCB's Greentech investment initiative. Since then, KPCB has been an

active investor in the Greentech field, having invested in a large

number of start-up companies across a wide variety of sectors. John is

an active participant in KPCB’s Greentech Innovation Network, a network

of business, academic and policy leaders who meet regularly to

identify, and then pursue, the most important green technology and

public policy innovations.

He is actively involved in Greentech public policy issues, having

testified before several Congressional committees. John serves on the

Board of Advisors of the National Renewable Energy Labs. He is a

frequent speaker at Greentech industry conferences. Prior to

joining KPCB, John was a Managing Director and Head of Technology

Investment Banking, Western U.S. at Salomon Smith Barney. He also

served on the Investment Committees for both Salomon's venture capital

direct investment fund and CitiGroup's venture capital fund-of-funds.

Before that, he was a Partner at the law firm Brobeck, Phleger

Harrison, where he was the Head of the firm's Venture Capital Practice

Group, co-head of its Information Technology Practice Group, and served

on the Investment Committee for its venture capital fund.