#1 L. John Doerr - Forbes.com
#1 L. John Doerr
01.24.08, 6:00 PM ET
KPCB
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
2007 Rank: 2
Age: 56
Mentor and money man to founders of Google, Amazon, Intuit, Sun Microsystems. Determined to win war against global warming. In his arsenal: Amyris (biofuels and malaria drugs); Bloom Energy (solid oxide fuel cells); Miasole (solar panels). Backs companies related to other nightmare scenarios: avian flu, bioterrorism. Wants people to see green tech as savvy venture strategy, not granola: "We are raging capitalists." An avid politico, has campaigned on behalf of education reform, stem cell research. Made best friend Al Gore a KPCB partne
