What is Thomas J. Perkins?
{{Infobox person | name = Thomas J. Perkins | image = Thomas Perkins at TechCrunch SF 2013.jpg | alt = | caption = Perkins speaking at [[TechCrunch]] in [[San Francisco]] in 2013 | birth_name = Thomas James Perkins | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|7}}<ref>''Who's who in Finance and Industry Inc., Marquis Who's Who.'', 1989 edition, p. 601</ref> | birth_place = [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|06|07|1932|01|07}} | death_place = [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = Co Founder of [[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers]] | alma_mater = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])</small><br />[[Harvard University]] <small>([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])</small> | occupation = [[Venture Capitalist]] | spouse = Gerd Thune-Ellefsen (m. ?–1994) [[Danielle Steel]] (1998–2002; divorced) }} '''Thomas James Perkins''' (January 7, 1932 – June 7, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman and [[capitalism|capitalist]]. He was one of the founders of [[venture capital]] firm [[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers]]. Perkins died June 7, 2016 after a long-illness at his home in [[Marin County, California]], aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/technology/tom-perkins-dies.html|title=Thomas J. Perkins, Pioneering Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley, Dies at 84|author=Pui-Wing Tam|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Thomas J.}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in California]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Businesspeople from California]]