John Drew
InvestorGeneral Partner at TCV
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.
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
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMS, Business Policy1983 — 1984
- United States Military Academy at West PointBS, Civil Engineering1974 — 1978
Skills & more
Business Development4Business Strategy3Networking15Program Management3SaaS1Start-ups17Strategic Partnerships18Strategic Planning5Strategy9Venture Capital18Corporate Development8
From John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
+ 570 more
Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point60
A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelLes CraigInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalRichard ClarkeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lucent Technologies140
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
+ 134 more
Also worked at International Network Services2
Also worked at Unisys19
Vic SinghGeneral Partner at RRE VenturesJordan GeorgievAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalDaniel SalvucciPartner at Draper CygnusDr. Virginia CHAVenture Partner at iGlobe PartnersRudolph IhnsCo-Founder at GAA InvestmentsTony LodgeFellow at High Street Equity Partners
+ 13 more
Also worked at US Army103
James M. AndersonEmeritus Board Member at CincyTechA.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelJesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsAaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures
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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.
