Bill Coughran
Founder's Coach and Partner·Sequoia Capital
Bio
Professional summary
Bill Coughran is a founder’s coach and partner on Sequoia Capital’s early team. Before joining Sequoia in 2011, he was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google, where he oversaw Chrome, YouTube, Maps, Google.com, infrastructure systems and security. His Sequoia company list includes Alkira, Cohesity, Graphiant, Stripe, Tecton, FireEye, Neeva and Robust Intelligence.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Sequoia CapitalFounder's Coach and Partner2011 – Present
- GoogleSenior Vice President of Engineering2011
- EntrisphereCo-founder2000
- Bell LabsResearcher
Education
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. in Computer Science
- Stanford UniversityM.S. in Computer Science
- California Institute of TechnologyB.S. and M.S. in Mathematics
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