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
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Marketing1987 — 1989
- Stanford UniversityBA with Honors, American Studies1979 — 1983
Skills & more
Social Enterprise2Product Marketing18Business Development20Leadership12Entrepreneurship22Strategic Planning15Strategic Partnerships35Start-ups17Social Entrepreneurship5Marketing Strategy9Public Speaking5Venture Capital5
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Program ManagementMarketing CommunicationsNon-profitsFundraisingStrategyProject ManagementBusiness StrategyPhilanthropyFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Pivotal Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen 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; PCAST co-chair; 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 Foundation56
Gülsah WilkeInvestor at DN CapitalRobert PaullCo-Founder and Venture Partner at Lux CapitalBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesKarl Ilias AuerspergInvestment Analyst at C5 CapitalJulie WroblewskiCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify VenturesArunan SkandarajahExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
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Also worked at Microsoft1,061
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures
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