By Kevin McCauley
Mary Meeker, the so-called "queen of the 'Net," is leaving Morgan Stanley for a partnership at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm announced today.
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KPCB partner John Doerr praised Meeker as "an early supporter of some of the biggest technology investment winners of the past 20 years." That group includes Google, Amazon, eBay and Yahoo! She has championed e-commerce, globalization and most recently, mobile and social networking.
Meeker, who was head of Morgan Stanley's global technology research team, sees the "beginning of another great wave of tech innovation" and is eager to counsel the next generation of 'Net technologies and leaders.
Based in Menlo Park, Meeker will travel frequently to New York and Asia.
Founded in 1972, KPCB has invested in AOL, Google, Genentech, Compaq, Sun, Netscape, Electronic Arts, and Intuit.
Burson-Marsteller handles PR duties for KPCB.
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