Doug Dooley
Former Venture Capitalist at Venrock
Palo Alto, California
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K
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About
Doug Dooley is Chief Operating Officer at Data Theorem. His background includes work as a technology executive and venture capital investor, with experience in product strategy, marketing, sales, and partnerships across early-stage companies.
Experience
- Data TheoremChief Operating Officercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Ent AIAdvisor & Investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- TeleskopeAdvisor & Investorcurrent2022 — presentNew York, NY
- Palo Alto NetworksBoard of Directors - Evident.io2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Niara, Inc.Board of Directors2015 — 2017Sunnyvale, CA
- VeloCloudBoard of Directors2014 — 2017Mountain View, CA
- VenrockVenture Capitalist2014 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
- CoraidVice President, Product Management2011 — 2014Redwood City, CA
- CiscoProduct Management Executive Director, Desktop Virtualization2011San Jose, CA
- CitrixVice President, Marketing & Product Management2008 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Juniper Networks (NetScreen / Neoteris)Director, Marketing2003 — 2008Sunnyvale, CA
- Inktomi CorporationManager, Systems Engineering and Technical Marketing2000 — 2002Foster City, CA
- Cisco SystemsSystems Engineer1999 — 2000San Jose, CA
- Intel CorporationSystems Programmer1998Folsom, CA
- Nortel NetworksSoftware Systems Engineer1995 — 1997RTP, NC
Skills & more
Enterprise Software62Servers10Cisco Technologies9Linux8Perl5Cisco Systems Products2Unix1Security15Cloud Computing91Product Management67Go-to-market Strategy47Data Center36
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VirtualizationStart-upsStorageProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesCompetitive AnalysisNetworkingProfessional ServicesChannel PartnersNetwork SecurityTechnical LeadershipLanguages Korean
- Adult, Child, and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED — American Red Cross Training Services
- OTFIT Certification Program — Orangetheory Fitness
- NAFC Group Fitness Certification — National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- CCDA — Cisco
- CCNA — Cisco
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Doug Dooley?
- Doug Dooley is Chief Operating Officer at Data Theorem. His background includes work as a technology executive and venture capital investor, with experience in product strategy, marketing, sales, and partnerships across early-stage companies.
- What check size does Doug Dooley write?
- Doug Dooley typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- Where did Doug Dooley go to school?
- Doug Dooley studied at Virginia Tech (BS, Computer Engineering).
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