Michael Moritz
Born	Cardiff, Wales
Occupation	Partner at Sequoia Capital[1]

Michael Moritz (born 1954) is a British venture capitalist with Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park, California in the Silicon Valley, and a former member of the board of directors of Google inc.^[2][3]

[edit] Life and career

Moritz was born in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at Howardian High School in Cardiff before moving on to Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated as a Master of Arts in history. In 1978, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.^[2]

Moritz joined Sequoia in 1986 after working as a reporter for Time, writing the 1984 book The Little Kingdom: the Private Story of Apple Computer, and co-authoring "Going for Broke: The Chrysler Story" (with Barrett Seaman, TIME's Detroit bureau chief). After leaving Time, Moritz co-founded Technologic Partners, a technology newsletter and conference company.^[2]

His internet company investments include Google, Yahoo!, PayPal, Apple Computer, Cisco, Webvan, YouTube, and eToys.^[4] He also sits as one of the Board of Directors of 24/7 Customer, a Business Process Outsourcing company based in Los Gatos, California. Google was a rare co-investment with John Doerr of rival venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,^[5] and the initial public offering of the company in 2004 made him one of Wales' richest men.^[6] His investment in Google helped him achieve the number one listing in Forbes' "Midas List" of the top dealmakers in the technology industry in 2006 and 2007,^[7] and a place on the 2007 "TIME 100".^[8] He ranked number 2 on the Midas List for 2008^[9] and 2009.^[10] He is listed by The Sunday Times as having a fortune of UK£558 million (circa US$1.1 billion).^[11]

On 18 June 2008, Michael Moritz and his wife, American novelist Harriet Heyman, announced a donation of US$50m to Christ Church, Oxford, his former college, the largest single donation in the college’s history.

He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.^[2][6] He was a prominent supporter of President Barack Obama's candidacy.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Michael Moritz interviews Marc Andreesen (Netscape, Opsware, Ning), David Filo (Yahoo) and Chad Hurley (YouTube) at TechCrunch40 conference video
• C.E.O. Libraries Reveal Keys to Success
• Sequoia Capital Web Site

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