Hall of Fame. In 2019, Doerr received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. He is also member of the Global Advisory Board of Khan Academy. On May 4, 2022, Stanford University announced Ann and John Doerr's donation of $1.1 billion to establish the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. The gift is the second largest to an academic institution—the first being Michael Bloomberg's $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University. It is the largest gift to Stanford in the University's history. Politics Doerr is a supporter of the Democratic Party and has hosted fundraisers for the party on several occasions. John Doerr was also listed as one of the founders of FWD.us in April 2013. FWD.us is a lobbying group primarily funded by Mark Zuckerberg that aims at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements in education. References External links 1951 births 21st-century philanthropists American billionaires American Christians American corporate directors American philanthropists American venture capitalists Businesspeople from St. Louis Businesspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri) alumni Directors of Google Giving Pledgers Harvard Business School alumni Intel people Kleiner Perkins people Living people People from Woodside, California Rice University alumni Gen Digital people