Thomas F. Stephenson

Career Stephenson was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Harvard College with a degree in economics. He worked at Fidelity Management Company, where he served as president of a venture capital operation, Fidelity Ventures.

Other activities Stephenson is a major California Republican donor. He was major donor to the inauguration committee of George W. Bush. In 2001, Stephenson led an effort to attract Silicon Valley executives to the Republican Party. Stephenson serves as a top fundraiser for the 2016 presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush.

He returned to Sequoia Capital as a general partner after resigning as Ambassador. He formerly served as finance chairman of the California Republican Party. and formerly served on the board of overseers of the Hoover Institution. He formerly served on many boards and committees that were part of the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston.