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291 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Neil RimerunlockedJohn: together at Stanford University (1981–1983)
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×6John: together at Stanford University
John: together at Pivotal Ventures
About
John Sage, Senior Advisor to Melinda French Gates and ex‑CEO, is unusually close to the founder’s long‑term vision, pairing Microsoft product/marketing and venture incubation with operator’s lens on social impact.
Invests in
FintechFuture of WorkHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSocial
Experience
- Pivotal VenturesSenior Advisor to Melinda French Gatescurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Pivotal VenturesChief Executive Officer2020 — 2024
- Pivotal VenturesManaging Director2015 — 2020
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationChief of Staff to Co-Chair Melinda Gates2012 — 2014
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationDirector, Stakeholder Communications2011 — 2012Greater Seattle Area
- 6h ConsultingPartner, Co-Founder2007 — 2011Greater Seattle Area
- Pura Vida CoffeeCEO, Co-Founder1998 — 2007
- Starwave (now Disney)Sr. VP, Marketing and Business Development1994 — 1997
- MicrosoftGroup Product Manager1989 — 1994
Skills & more
Social Enterprise2Product Marketing18Business Development20Leadership12Entrepreneurship22Strategic Planning15Strategic Partnerships35Start-ups17Social Entrepreneurship5Marketing Strategy9Public Speaking5Venture Capital5
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Colleagues at Pivotal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Sage?
- John Sage, Senior Advisor to Melinda French Gates and ex‑CEO, is unusually close to the founder’s long‑term vision, pairing Microsoft product/marketing and venture incubation with operator’s lens on social impact.
- Where does John Sage work?
- John Sage is CEO at Pivotal Ventures.
- What does John Sage invest in?
- John Sage invests in Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Social.
- Where did John Sage go to school?
- John Sage studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Marketing); Stanford University (BA with Honors, American Studies).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pivotal Ventures4
Also worked at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation79
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationGülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalJulie WroblewskiCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify VenturesArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONZoë RogersInvestor at Wisdom Ventures
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Also worked at Microsoft1,852
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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