Raymond J. Lane
| Ray Lane | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 December 1946 McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
| Residence | Silicon Valley |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, Consultant |
| Known for | Investment Strategy, Business Consulting, Technology, Alternative Energy |
| Title | Partner Emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie |
| Children | 5 children |
| Website | KPCB |
Raymond J. "Ray" Lane (born December 26, 1946) is an American business executive and strategist specializing in technology and finance. Lane is best known for assisting corporations with technology strategy, organizational development, team building, and sales and growth management.
Lane led a "go to market" overhaul of Oracle Corporation, which led to an increase in sales and in the 1990s. He is cited as being the catalyst for "Oracle's success, ‘past, present and future.’"
Lane is a partner emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He managed investments and held board membership in startup companies, including the development of enterprise technology and alternative energy.
Raymond Jay Lane was born on December 26, 1946 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Lane grew up in rural western Pennsylvania where his father was employed as a design engineer for steel production plants. Lane was heavily influenced by his father, who had emerged from the Depression-era steel business as the first member of his family to go to college, graduating from Carnegie Mellon as a mechanical engineer.
Lane attended public schools, graduating from Moon High School in 1964. Wishing to follow in his father's footsteps, Lane first pursued a collegiate career in aeronautical engineering at West Virginia University (WVU). He later changed his major and graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1968.
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