Doug Leone / Sequoia Capital

**Doug Leone** is a General Partner at **Sequoia Capital**, where he served as Global Steward (effectively managing partner) for over a decade and helped architect Sequoia's expansion into a global franchise. Born in **Genoa, Italy**, Doug immigrated to the United States as a teenager with limited English, eventually earning his way to Cornell (BS) and Columbia Business School (MBA). His immigrant grind-it-out mentality defines his investment style and his expectations of founders.