Professional Influence Rankings

Clout Leaderboard

Ranked by references, media recognition, awards and public influence. Anyone can earn their place.

2137
Professionals ranked
705
Highest points
111
Average points
Weekly
Rankings updated
Leaderboard
56 professionals
# Professional Clout Tier
3
MA
Marc Andreessen
Co-Founder & General Partner · Andreessen Horowitz
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2013) - inaugural award
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Published Author
690 pts
9.5
Industry Icon
ON RECORD Share ↗
53
BG
Bill Gurley
General Partner · Benchmark
TechCrunch VC of the Year 2016
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Thought Leader
490 pts
8.0
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
57
▲1
DL
Doug Leone
Managing Partner · Sequoia Capital
Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy (May 2021)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Speaker Circuit
485 pts
8.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
71
▼1
JK
Josh Kopelman
Partner · First Round Capital
Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year' award (2000)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Thought Leader
470 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
83
MM
Mary Meeker
General Partner · Bond Capital
Forbes Midas List - consistent ranking since 2012 including #5 in 2016 (highest woman ever), #8 in 2019, #21 in 2021, #49 in 2025
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Published Author
452 pts
8.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
101
SG
Sarah Guo
Founder & General Partner · Conviction
Forbes 30-Under-30 in Venture Capital (2016)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Speaker Circuit
437 pts
7.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
106
BH
Ben Horowitz
Co-Founder & General Partner · Andreessen Horowitz
Forbes Midas List #87 (2022) - Top 100 Venture Capitalists globally
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Published Author
432 pts
8.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
116
KR
Keith Rabois
General Partner · Founders Fund
Forbes Midas List - ranked #25 in 2023, highest ranking #4 U.S. and #8 globally
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Speaker Circuit
420 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
123
▲1
MC
Martin Casado
General Partner · Andreessen Horowitz
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award 2012 (shared with Dina Katabi) for creating Software-Defined Networking
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Global Voice
413 pts
7.8
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
124
▼1
MM
Mike Maples Jr
Co-Founding Partner · Floodgate
Forbes Midas List - 8 times (2010-present)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Published Author
413 pts
7.8
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
129
SR
Simon Rothman
General Partner · Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners Partner promotion (significant VC firm achievement)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Global Voice
410 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
131
▲1
JM
John McMahon
Operating Partner · NEA
Recognized as 'Greatest Sales Leader of All Time' by MEDDICC
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Published Author
407 pts
7.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
136
SR
Sanford Robertson
Founding Partner · Francisco Partners
University of Michigan David B. Hermelin Award for Fundraising Volunteer Leadership (highest university honor)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Speaker Circuit
398 pts
7.8
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
141
NA
Neeraj Agrawal
General Partner · Battery Ventures
Forbes Midas List 10 consecutive years (2011-2020), reached #9 in 2019
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Speaker Circuit
395 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
164
RB
Roelof Botha
Managing Partner · Sequoia Capital
Forbes Midas List Top 100 Venture Capitalists (multiple years: 2008-#22, 2020-#3, 2021-#9, 2022-#36, 2025-#13)
Press Favourite Award Cabinet Global Voice
380 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
200
JE
Josh Elman
Partner · Greylock Partners
No specific industry awards found, but recognized as leading figure in product management and venture capital circles
Press Favourite Published Author Speaker Circuit
353 pts
6.8
Active Professional
ON RECORD Share ↗
201
▲1
JS
James Slavet
Partner · Greylock Partners
Forbes Midas List (multiple times) - recognizes top VC tech investors
Press Favourite Published Author Global Voice
352 pts
7.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
212
MY
Magdalena Yesil
General Partner · Unilever Ventures
Entrepreneur of the Year by Red Herring magazine (1997)
Press Favourite Global Voice On Record
335 pts
7.0
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
229
JL
John Lilly
Partner · Greylock Partners
Co-inventor on 7 United States patents
Press Favourite Global Voice On Record
315 pts
7.5
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
234
JC
Jerry Chen
General Partner · Greylock Partners
Press Favourite Speaker Circuit On Record
313 pts
6.8
Active Professional
ON RECORD Share ↗
290
SM
Steven Miller
Angel Investor · Miller Investment Advisors
Speaker Circuit Global Voice On Record
227 pts
7.2
Well Connected
ON RECORD Share ↗
312
GA
Gustaf Alstromer
Partner · Y Combinator
On Record
195 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
388
▲13
CT
Christopher Taylor
Partner · Sentinel Ventures
Speaker Circuit On Record
95 pts
4.5
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
431
MC
Michael Chen
Managing Partner · Cybersec Ventures
On Record
83 pts
4.8
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
586
▼111
KS
Kevin Singh
Managing Partner · Singh Ventures
On Record
80 pts
4.5
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
688
▼135
MW
Melissa White
Managing Partner · SecureCore Investments
On Record
80 pts
4.5
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
926
EJ
Eric Johnson
Managing Partner · Johnson Equity Fund
No awards or recognition found
80 pts
0.5
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
979
▼17
CJ
Christopher Jordan
HR Business Partner · Macys
On Record
75 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
959
▼19
HP
Henry Price
HR Business Partner · PetSmart
On Record
75 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1288
▼15
JW
Joshua Wood
HR Business Partner · Dick's Sporting Goods
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1227
▲65
JB
Jeffrey Bell
HR Business Partner · Five Below
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1284
▼43
GH
Grace Hayes
HR Business Partner · Rite Aid Corporation
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1221
▲24
AK
Alan Kelly
HR Business Partner · Nordstrom
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1308
▼49
FW
Frances Wright
HR Business Partner · The Home Depot
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1322
▼32
JT
Johnny Tucker
HR Business Partner · Kohls Corporation
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1299
▼38
RS
Randy Simpson
HR Business Partner · Amazon Retail
60 pts
4.0
Emerging Voice
ON RECORD Share ↗
1836
▼75
ST
Samantha Turner
HR Business Partner · NextGen Consulting
45 pts
2.5
Limited Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
1961
▲3
DS
David Sze
General Partner · Greylock Partners
35 pts
1.5
Limited Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2005
▼4
DM
Diana Martinez
General Partner · ThreatBlock Capital
25 pts
0.5
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
1983
▲34
MR
Mark Robinson
Senior Partner · Robinson Capital Management
25 pts
0.5
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2066
▲26
SG
Steven Garcia
Principal Investor · Garcia Holdings
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2071
▼12
RD
Rachel Davis
Principal Investor · Data Protection Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2114
▼47
LD
Lauren Davis
General Partner · Mayfield
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2083
▲37
ER
Emily Rodriguez
Partner · Insight Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2046
▲54
SL
Samantha Lewis
Senior Partner · CyberShield Capital
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2060
▼18
DK
Daniel Kim
General Partner · Battery Ventures
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2098
▲20
AC
Andrew Chen
Partner · Matrix Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2095
▲16
RM
Ravi Mhatre
Operating Partner · Greylock Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2051
▲36
JM
Jessica Miller
Managing Partner · Redpoint Ventures
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2045
▲41
EG
Elizabeth Green
VP of Strategic Partnerships · WebVision Technologies
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2130
▲2
PP
Priya Patel
Partner · Index Ventures
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2136
▼86
AW
Alexandra White
Managing Partner · Trinity Ventures
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2097
▼54
JP
Jonathan Park
General Partner · Canaan Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2089
▼44
SB
Samantha Brown
Partner · Founders Fund
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2049
▲41
KM
Katherine Moore
Senior Partner · Moore Investment Partners
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
2047
▲47
NZ
Nicole Zhang
Managing Partner · GGV Capital
20 pts
0.0
No Public Presence
ON RECORD Share ↗
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