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William Henry Draper III (born January 1, 1928) is an American venture capitalist. Early life. Draper was born on January 1, 1928, in White Plains, New York, the son of Katherine Louise ( née Baum) and banker, general, and diplomat William Henry Draper Jr. who founded Draper, Gaither and Anderson and served as the first ambassador for NATO. [2]
William H. Draper III, HBS 1954, started his career in venture capital with Draper Gaither & Anderson, the first venture capital firm west of the Mississippi, working there with his father from its creation in 1958 until he left to cofound Draper & Johnson Investment Co. in 1962.
Learn about William H. Draper III, a global citizen and one of America's first venture capitalists. He is a former President of the Export-Import Bank, the head of the UN Development Program, and a co-founder of Draper Richards L.P.
Having begun his venture capital career in 1959, William H. Draper III is one of America’s first venture capitalists. Today, he is Managing Director of Draper Richards L.P and Draper International. He serves as the Co-Chairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
Draper: Right. I grew up in Scarsdale, New York. I was the second person born in 1928 in the state of New York, so my mother got a fur coat and a few things like that; January 1st, 1928. I attended Scarsdale High School; went four years to the high school and was president of the student body.
May 19, 2017 · The Draper family venture capital dynasty all started with General William Draper II, who at the end of World War II, oversaw the implementation of the Marshall Plan in Europe.
With over forty years of experience, William H. Draper, III, is one of America’s first venture capitalists. Today he is managing director of Draper Richards LP, a venture capital fund focusing on early stage technology companies in the U.S., and Draper International, a venture
