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Joseph Lacob
Independent Director; Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Elected
| Experience: | |
| 2010 - Present | Governor, Co-Executive Chairman and CEO, |
| Golden State Warriors (basketball team) and | |
| Golden State WNBA (basketball team) | |
| 1987 - 2010 | Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
| (venture capital firm) | |
| Prior | Various Positions, Cetus Corporation, now Chiron |
| Corporation (biotechnology company) | |
| Various Positions, FHP International (health maintenance organization) | |
| Various Positions, Booz, Allen & Hamilton (consulting firm) |
Other Board Positions
Golden State Warriors (2010-present)
NeuroPace, Inc. (1997-present)
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (2004-2012)
Notable Experience and Key Board Contributions
- Mr. Lacob brings expertise in evaluating and developing strategic opportunities, specifically in the technology, healthcare and life sciences industries.
- Mr. Lacob also has significant consumer marketing, financial, strategic investment and mergers and acquisition experience.
- Mr. Lacob was closely involved with KPCB's investments in more than 50 life science companies, including the startup or incubation of a dozen ventures, and with KPCB's medical technology practice, which includes more than 30 therapeutic and diagnostic medical device companies.
Education
B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Irvine
Masters in public health from the University of California at Los Angeles
M.B.A. from Stanford University