Preceded by Al Hoffman, Jr. Name Thomas Stephenson | Occupation Venture capitalist Nationality American | |
President George W. BushBarack Obama Alma mater Harvard CollegeBoston College Law School Education | ||
Thomas Fleetwood Stephenson, (born 1942) is an American businessman and a former Ambassador to Portugal.
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Career
Stephenson was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Harvard College with a degree in economics. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a JD from Boston College Law School. Stephenson worked at Fidelity Management Company, where he served as president of a venture capital operation, Fidelity Ventures. In 1987, Stephenson left Fidelity to join Sequoia Capital.
Stephenson has also served as a director of BigTray, LandaCorp, BenefitPoint, Chapters Online, Chipsoft.com, Sequana Therapeutics, Adesso Healthcare Technology Services, and SteriGenics International.
Other activities
Stephenson is a major California Republican donor. He was major donor to the inauguration committee of George W. Bush. In 2001, Stephenson led an effort to attract Silicon Valley executives to the Republican Party. Stephenson serves as a top fundraiser for the 2016 presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush.