Profile
Don T.
Valentine is the founder of Sequoia Capital, which was founded in 1972.
He served as Chairman of Network Appliance, Inc. from 1994 to 2008.
He also served as Chairman of diCarta, Inc. and Director of Cisco Systems, Inc. and Traiana, Inc. Additionally, he was a Director-Governing Board of San Francisco Symphony.
He was the Lead Director of NetApp, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.
Mr. Valentine received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University.
Former positions of Don T. Valentine
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
San Francisco Symphony
 San Francisco Symphony Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Symphony provides symphony orchestra presentations. The firm enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of bay area communities. It offers performer’s series, south bay, organ and chorus concerts, open rehearsals, chamber music, youth orchestra concerts, family-friendly concerts and special events. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 25/10/2019 |
| NETAPP, INC. | Director/Board Member | 27/05/2010 |
Network Appliance, Inc.
 Network Appliance, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions | Chairman | 26/03/2008 |
Sequoia Capital
 Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Founder | - |
Traiana, Inc.
 Traiana, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Traiana, Inc. provides automated customer processing and support solutions. It offers Harmony network that delivers global market connectivity and processes the trades generated by buy and sell side participants for foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, and exchange traded derivatives; CCP Connect, a trade registration solution that adds central clearing and regulatory compliant services to Traiana’s market standard post-trade network; and ClientLink, a client servicing solution that delivers automation across the trade lifecycle. The company was founded by Gil Mandelzis, Eran Yehudai, Jonathan Cheifetz, Roy Saadon, James Chrystal and Shai Sole in April 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Don T. Valentine
| Fordham University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| NETAPP, INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 5 |
|---|---|
Network Appliance, Inc.
Network Appliance, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions | Electronic Technology |
diCarta, Inc.
 diCarta, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services diCarta, Inc. used to provides software for managing enterprise contracts like approval, negotiation, tracking, renewal and performance management. The company's diCarta Contracts application used to help create, analyze, improve and adminster contracts. The company was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in San Carlos, CA. | Technology Services |
Traiana, Inc.
Traiana, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Traiana, Inc. provides automated customer processing and support solutions. It offers Harmony network that delivers global market connectivity and processes the trades generated by buy and sell side participants for foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, and exchange traded derivatives; CCP Connect, a trade registration solution that adds central clearing and regulatory compliant services to Traiana’s market standard post-trade network; and ClientLink, a client servicing solution that delivers automation across the trade lifecycle. The company was founded by Gil Mandelzis, Eran Yehudai, Jonathan Cheifetz, Roy Saadon, James Chrystal and Shai Sole in April 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services San Francisco Symphony provides symphony orchestra presentations. The firm enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of bay area communities. It offers performer’s series, south bay, organ and chorus concerts, open rehearsals, chamber music, youth orchestra concerts, family-friendly concerts and special events. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital Investment ManagersFinance Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
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