Awards & Recognition
★2018 NACD Directorship 100 award
★2007 Top 50 Most Influential Men Under 45
★2014 International Green Industry Hall of Fame inductee
★2018 NVCA Outstanding Service Award
★2023 Japan Society Visionary Award
★2024 Springboard Investor of the Year
Notable Facts
→Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners managing over $1 billion
→Tesla Board of Directors member since 2007
→Early investor in SpaceX, Tesla, and The Boring Company
→Chairman of VCNetwork, largest CA venture capital organization
→Served on NVCA Board, Executive Committee, and as Annual Meeting Chairman
→Founded World Energy Innovation Forum
→Chair of Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
→Guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business