Frank J. Caufield

Frank J. Caufield (1939 – November, 2019)[1] was a co-founder and named partner of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, based in Menlo Park, California.[2]

From 1973 to 1978, Caufield was a general partner and manager of Oak Grove Ventures, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California.[2] He was a past president of both the Western Association of Venture Capitalists and the National Venture Capital Association.[3]

Caufield served on the boards of Quantum Corporation, Caremark Inc., AOL Inc., Megabios, VeriFone Inc., Wyse Technology, Quickturn Corporation and Time Warner. He was a director of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund, Refugees International, was a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an advisor to the European venture capital fund HealthCap and served as chairman of the Child Abuse Prevention Society of San Francisco.[4]

Caufield graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1962[5] and completed an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1968.[6]

References

  1. ^ Goldfisher, Alastair (2019-12-03). "Venture capitalist Frank Caufield passes away at 80". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ^ a b Frank Caufield Profile - Forbes.com
  3. ^ "Frank J. Caufield, Co-Founder and Partner (1939-2019)". Make History. 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Stock Quotes & Company News". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. ^ "The West Point Fund: Caufield Crew and Sailing Center". Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  6. ^ "Showcase Profile - HBS Entrepreneurship - Harvard Business School". entrepreneurship.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-19.


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