Kenneth Fong

Venture Capitalist

Kenneth Fong is Founder and Chairman of Kenson Ventures, a venture capital firm that provides funds and strategic advice to biotechnology start-ups and companies. Prior to Kenson, he founded Clontech Laboratories in 1984, a molecular biology company that grew to 400 employees and posted revenues of $80 million dollars before merging with Becton Dickinson in 1999. Born in China, Ken received a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry at San Francisco State University, five years after emigrating from Hong Kong. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in molecular biology at Indiana University. Today, he nurtures the emerging biotechnology field here and in Asia by serving on non-profit and university boards and government-sponsored institutes. President, Kenson Ventures, LLC (2000- ) Founder and CEO, Clontech Laboratories (1984-1999) B.S. in biology, San Francisco State University (1971) Ph.D. in molecular biology and microbiology, Indiana University (1977)

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Donor	Common Recipients
Carol A Bartz	Anna Eshoo, Democratic National Committee, Matthew K Fong, Tom Campbell
John K Castle	Evan Bayh, Mitch McConnell, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee
Ray Wu	David Wu, Democratic National Committee, 80-20 PAC, S B Woo
Rockwell Schnabel	Mitch McConnell, Pete Wilson, Matthew K Fong, Tom Campbell
Seth Klarman	Evan Bayh, Mitch McConnell, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee
Leonard Liu	Bill Bradley, Pete Wilson, Leo T McCarthy, S B Woo
Gerald S J Cassidy	Evan Bayh, Anna Eshoo, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee
Larry Sonsini	Anna Eshoo, Bill Bradley, Pete Wilson, Tom Campbell
Mark L Friedman	Evan Bayh, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, John Garamendi
John Wendell Thompson	Evan Bayh, Anna Eshoo, Mike Honda, Democratic National Committee
Lawrence J Stupski	Mike Honda, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, Tom Campbell
Louise Gund	Mike Honda, David Wu, Democratic National Committee, John Garamendi
Amnon Rodan	Mitch McConnell, Democratic National Committee, Jackie Speier, John Garamendi
Gretchen C Leach	Mitch McConnell, Pete Wilson, Matthew K Fong, Tom Campbell
Arthur Rock	Anna Eshoo, Bill Bradley, Matthew K Fong, Tom Campbell
Mellody Hobson	Evan Bayh, David Wu, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee
Joanie Bronfman	Anna Eshoo, Mike Honda, David Wu, Democratic National Committee
Charles M Geschke	Anna Eshoo, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, John Garamendi
Gilman Louie	Mike Honda, Democratic National Committee, Jackie Speier, Otto Lee
Margaret W Wong	David Wu, Bill Bradley, Democratic National Committee, 80-20 PAC

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Gender	Male

Kenneth Fong

Venture Capitalist

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