John Drew
InvestorGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCV · Board director at OneSource Virtual · Board director at iSchemaView, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $20M
About
John Drew joined TCV in 2002 and brings over 20 years of operational, financial, and technical experience. Before TCV, he was one of four CEOs in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and previously served as President and CEO of International Network Services, with earlier roles at Unisys and service as a U.S. Army Captain.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Beyond investing
- Founded
- John Drew is a co-founder of the McDrew Charity Tennis Classic.
- Education
- Studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S., Engineering) Studied at Columbia University (M.S., Business Policy)
- Boards
- John Drew is a board member of Triple Impact Connections, which creates jobs for military spouses. John Drew serves on the board of reworktraining.org, which trains and places Black and Hispanic candidates from overlooked communities into SaaS sales jobs. John Drew is a member of the Canary Foundation Leadership Council, focused on early detection of cancer.
- Charities
- John Drew is a supporter of Sentinels of Freedom, which assists severely wounded post-9/11 veterans pursuing civilian careers.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at OneSource Virtual
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to OneSource Virtual's investors below.
OneSource Virtual's investors · 3
Co-founders at OneSource Virtual
Board director at iSchemaView, Inc.
Intro paths
In turn, John can intro founders to iSchemaView, Inc.'s investors below.
iSchemaView, Inc.'s investors · 1
Co-founders at iSchemaView, Inc.
Experience
- With HonorAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- RE:WORK TRAININGChairmancurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- RE:WORK TRAININGBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentUnited States
- TCVGeneral Partnercurrent2002 — present
- Lucent TechnologiesCEO of Network Services, Office of the Chairman1999 — 2001
- International Network ServicesCEO1994 — 1999
- UnisysVP,GM Network Enable1984 — 1994
- US ArmyCaptain1978 — 1984
Skills & more
From John's professional profile.
Deals · 2
iSchemaView, Inc.Board seat
via TCV · filed Sep 2025 · $75M raise
OneSource VirtualBoard seat
via TCV · filed Jun 2015 · $150M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
RapidAI
Investor
BeVocalCapella Education CompanyDermstore Beauty GroupEmbanetCompassFiberlink CommunicationsGlobal360Origin Healthcare SolutionsPenson WorldwideRedback NetworksTechStyleTriversityWebtone Technologies
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at TCV
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Drew?
- John Drew joined TCV in 2002 and brings over 20 years of operational, financial, and technical experience. Before TCV, he was one of four CEOs in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and previously served as President and CEO of International Network Services, with earlier roles at Unisys and service as a U.S. Army Captain.
- Where does John Drew work?
- John Drew is General Partner, Senior Advisor at TCV and Board director at OneSource Virtual and Board director at iSchemaView, Inc..
- What check size does John Drew write?
- John Drew typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
- What boards does John Drew sit on?
- John Drew holds tracked board seats at iSchemaView, Inc., OneSource Virtual, RapidAI.
- What companies has John Drew invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BeVocal, Capella Education Company, Dermstore Beauty Group, EmbanetCompass, Fiberlink Communications, Global360, Origin Healthcare Solutions, Penson Worldwide, Redback Networks, TechStyle, Triversity, Webtone Technologies.
- Where did John Drew go to school?
- John Drew studied at Columbia Business School (MS, Business Policy); United States Military Academy at West Point (BS, Civil Engineering).
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Also worked at International Network Services2
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