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Juliet de Baubigny

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Juliet de Baubigny is an English businesswoman. She is a partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital company, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers.

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8 Apr, 2015

The best lesson I learned from joining a board

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In an article for Fortune, De Baubigny talks about the personal impact of becoming a board member of Bono and Bobby Shriver’s Product RED initiative:

Joining a board also shaped me as a professional in more ways than I could imagine. It tested first-hand everything that I was advising our entrepreneurs to do as they built their companies: achieve the impossible on a limited budget, hire the best (one of the best hires I have ever made was bringing in Deborah Dugan to run RED), navigate choppy regulatory waters, reshape the business model against a changing economy, and develop long-term partners. At the same time, I had the privilege of watching a team and board come together to do something truly impactful: get medicine to those who need it and, ultimately, save lives. This “night job” taught me passion, tested my skills, and pushed me to grow–all skills from which KPCB was able to benefit tremendously. Joining a board (profit or not for profit) develops all the skills above, plus time management in order not to detract from your day job. It has been an incredible learning experience and has truly inspired me.

2011

Joins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

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Joins Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She works with the firm’s portfolio companies and advises them on areas of human capital, including executive leadership, recruiting, compensation, corporate governance and team-building.