John Doerr

About John Doerr

John Doerr (age 73) is an independent Class II director at DoorDash and chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. He joined the board in March 2015. Doerr is Chairman of Kleiner Perkins and serves on Alphabet’s board; he holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard Business School .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Committees/Impact
Kleiner Perkins	Chairman; formerly General Partner	Chairman since Mar 2016; GP since Aug 1980	Venture leadership; governance experience
DoorDash	Director (Class II)	Since Mar 2015	Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
Amazon	Director (prior)	Not disclosed	Public company board experience
Bloom Energy; Zynga; QuantumScape; Coursera	Director (prior)	Not disclosed	Public company board experience

External Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure	Notes
Alphabet Inc.	Director	Current	Large-cap technology board; potential information flow interlock
Various private companies (incl. Amyris, Inc.)	Director	Current	Venture-backed/private board roles

Board Governance

Committee assignments: Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance; member: Nominating & Corporate Governance .
Independence: Board determined Doerr is independent under Nasdaq rules .
Attendance: In 2024, the board met 4 times; each director attended at least 75% of board and committee meetings; all directors attended the 2024 annual meeting .
Committee meeting cadence: Audit (5), Compensation (4), Nominating & Corporate Governance (3) in 2024 .
Board leadership: CEO Tony Xu is Chair; Shona Brown serves as Lead Independent Director to balance governance and run executive sessions .

Fixed Compensation (Director Pay Structure and 2024 Actuals)

Component	Policy/Amount	2024 Actual for Doerr
Annual cash retainer	$60,000 (non-employee directors)	$65,000 cash fees (incl. $5,000 committee chair fee)
Committee chair fees	Audit $20,000; Compensation $15,000; Nominating & Corporate Gov $5,000	$5,000 (as nom/gov chair, included above)
Meeting fees	None (no per-meeting fees)	None
Maximum annual compensation cap	$750,000 (initial year $1,000,000)	Not exceeded

Performance Compensation (Equity Awards)

Equity Element	Structure	2024 Grants & Vesting
Annual RSU	$275,000 grant value; vests earlier of 1 year or day prior to next annual meeting	RSU grant-date fair value $274,974; standard annual vesting schedule
Initial RSU (for new directors)	Pro-rated + $250,000 new director award; monthly/annual vesting depending grant	Not applicable (incumbent)
Change in control	Director equity treated per award terms	No additional disclosure

No director performance metrics (e.g., revenue/EBITDA/TSR gates) are disclosed for outside directors; awards are time-based RSUs .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Company	Relationship	Potential Interlock/Conflict Consideration
Alphabet Inc.	Current director	Tech ecosystem interlock; no specific related-party transactions disclosed with DoorDash
Kleiner Perkins	Chairman	DoorDash is party to a 2020 Investors’ Rights Agreement granting registration rights to certain holders including Kleiner-related entities; Doerr is affiliated with Kleiner

Expertise & Qualifications

Extensive public-company board experience and advising high-growth tech companies .
Venture leadership and governance expertise via Kleiner Perkins .
Engineering and business credentials (Rice EE/CS; Harvard MBA) .
Selected for global business leadership and board acumen relevant to DoorDash’s growth profile .

Equity Ownership

Category	Detail
Total beneficial ownership	864,158 Class A shares (<1% of Class A outstanding)
Components (per footnote)	33,818 Class A via Kleiner entities (shared control); 368,046 Class A via Vallejo Ventures Trust (trustees: Doerr and spouse); 462,294 Class A via various Doerr-controlled investment entities; Doerr disclaims beneficial ownership of Kleiner entity shares except to extent of pecuniary interest
Unvested director RSUs (12/31/2024)	2,495 RSUs (annual award), vesting on earlier of June 20, 2025 or day prior to next annual meeting (footnote 2)
Hedging/Pledging	Company policy prohibits hedging and pledging by directors/employees
Ownership guidelines	Minimum holding equal to 4× annual cash retainer; as of 12/31/2024, non-employee directors subject to requirements were compliant (newer directors within allowed ramp period)

Insider Filings

Item	Status
Section 16(a) filings (2024)	Company reports all insiders complied except one late Form 4 for Andy Fang due to administrative error; no delinquent filings noted for Doerr

Governance Assessment

Board effectiveness: Doerr chairs the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, directly shaping board composition, evaluation, and governance policies; independence confirmed under Nasdaq standards .
Engagement: Attendance thresholds met; committee cadence suggests active governance. Lead Independent Director structure balances CEO/Chair duality .
Compensation alignment: Cash pay modest and aligned to chair duties; equity delivered via time-based RSUs with annual vesting; no meeting fees; capped annual compensation for directors .
Ownership alignment: Meaningful personal holdings and ongoing RSU grants; compliance with ownership guidelines; hedging/pledging prohibited, supporting alignment and risk control .
Potential conflicts/related-party exposure: Kleiner Perkins affiliation intersects with DoorDash’s Investors’ Rights Agreement (registration rights). While commonplace for venture-backed issuers, it is a governance consideration; no transactions beyond registration rights are disclosed .

RED FLAGS

Related-party nexus via Kleiner Perkins registration rights; monitor for any future transactions or capital markets activity implicating these rights .
Dual-class voting concentration at DoorDash (CEO-centric) can affect board accountability broadly; not specific to Doerr but relevant to governance context .