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John Drew

Investor

General 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.

Co-founders at OneSource Virtual

JW
John Wesley BryanExecutive Officer, Director
BW
Brian WilliamsCo-Founder & Board Member

Board director at iSchemaView, Inc.

Intro paths

In turn, John can intro founders to iSchemaView, Inc.'s investors below.

Co-founders at iSchemaView, Inc.

GW
Gregory W. AlbersDirector
RB
Roland BammerDirector

Experience

  1. With HonorAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  2. RE:WORK TRAININGChairmancurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  3. RE:WORK TRAININGBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentUnited States
  4. TCVGeneral Partnercurrent2002 — present
  5. Lucent TechnologiesCEO of Network Services, Office of the Chairman1999 — 2001
  6. International Network ServicesCEO1994 — 1999
  7. UnisysVP,GM Network Enable1984 — 1994
  8. US ArmyCaptain1978 — 1984

Skills & more

Business Development4Business Strategy3Networking15Program Management3SaaS1Start-ups17Strategic Partnerships18Strategic Planning5Strategy9Venture Capital18Corporate Development8

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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