Michael Goguen

Michael Goguen resides in Whitefish, Montana, where he works and spends most of his free time. He has built the Two Bear brand and is the founder of Two Bear Capital. Aged 56, Michael Goguen first found success at Sequoia Capital, where he became a famous venture capitalist. He is also known for his extensive philanthropic work in Montana and other regions. Spending over two decades at Sequoia Capital, he focused his energy on internet, technology investments, and energy. In the 80s, Michael Goguen attended Cornell University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. His zeal to further his education sent him to Stanford University for a Masters in Electrical Engineering.

Michael Goguen contributed significantly to the growth of the tech industry with the help of the Sequoia team. His expertise has been essential for several startups and established companies. His contribution to taking FireEye public (IPO 2013) is one of the achievements that stand out. The company is now worth over $6 billion.

He has contributed to several successful tech investments including OpenDNS ($635M by CSCO, 6/30/15), Litepoint ($580M by TER, 9/14/11), Avanex ($10B peak mkt cap, 2000), StemCentrx ($10.2B by ABBV, 4/28/16), Infoblox ($1.6B by Vista Equity, 9/19/16), Quantenna ($606M mkt cap, 10/28/16 IPO), Virident ($685M by WDC, 9/13/13), Netscreen ($4B by JNPR, 2004), Redback Networks ($18.1B peak mkt cap, 2000), and Viptela ($610M by CSCO, 5/1/17).

Before Sequoia, Michael Goguen held various positions in a number of firms. Focusing on research, product management, and engineering, he worked with companies such as SynOptics, Centillion, and DEC. He held the Director of Engineering position at Bay Networks. He was also the Technical Chairman of the ATM Forum that was founded circa the early 90s to become the industry consortium to promote Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology used in telecom networks.