Background
Joy, Bill was born on November 8, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William C. Joy.
venture capitalist company executive
Joy, Bill was born on November 8, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of William C. Joy.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Michigan, 1975. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University California Berkeley, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (honorary), University Mich.
Co-founder Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, California, 1982, vice president research, 1996—1998, chief scientist, 1998—2003. Co-founder HighBar Ventures, 2003. Partner Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Menlo Park, California, since 2005.
Board directors SpikeSource Inc., Redwood City, California, since 2005.
Member National Academy of Engineering, American Academy Arts & Sciences. Board trustees, Aspen Institute. Co-chairman, Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee, 1997.
Married Sara Joy; 4 children.