Frank J. Caufield

Frank J. Caufield (born 1939 or 1940) is best known as a co-founder of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, based in Menlo Park, California. [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=908055 Frank Caufield Profile - Forbes.com] ]

From 1973 to 1978, Caufield was a General Partner and Manager of Oak Grove Ventures, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. He is a past president of both the Western Association of Venture Capitalists and the National Venture Capital Association.

Caufield served on the boards of Quantum Corporation, Caremark Inc., AOL Inc., Megabios, VeriFone Inc., Wyse Technology, Quickturn Corporation and Time Warner. He is a director of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund, Refugees International, is a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves as Chairman of the Child Abuse Prevention Society of San Francisco.

Caufield graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1962 [ [http://www.aogusma.org/wpf/facilities/caufield.htm The West Point Fund: Caufield Crew and Sailing Center] ] and completed an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

References

* [http://www.kpcb.com/team/index.php?Frank%20Caufield Frank Caufield bio at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers]