Peter O. Crisp

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Peter Ottley Crisp (born August 9, 1932) is an American executive who was the founding and managing partner of . He was also a member of the Apple Board of Directors.
==Early life==
Crisp was born to James Vandevanter Crisp and Martha Munn Ottley in New York City and grew up on .Venture Capital Greats: A Conversation with Peter O. Crisp (PDF) by Carole Kolker, National Venture Capital Association. University of California Berkeley. 2008-10-21.
==Education and military service==
Crisp received a bachelor's degree in history at in 1955. He then served for 3 years as an intelligence officer at . In 1960, Crisp received an M.B.A. from the . In July 1963, Crisp married Emily Starr Ridgway in .Emily Ridgway Will Be Married To Peter O. Crisp; Vassar Senior Fiance of '55 Yale Graduate, Ex-Air Lieutenant by Bradford Bachrach, The New York Times p.33. 1964-04-23.Emily Starr Ridgway Is Wed in Jersey; Bride in Short Hills of Peter Crisp Eight Attend Her, The New York Times p.60. 1964-07-28.
==Career==
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After reading an article about 's venture capital investments, Crisp wrote him a letter and was offered a job to help organize files. (a contraction of "Venture" and "Rockefeller") was formed in 1969. By 1980, Crisp became president of Venrock; he was the board chairman from 1995 to 1997.
===Apple Computer===
In 1979, representatives from Apple Computer met with Venrock at the 56th floor of . The Venrock team made a "gut" decision to invest $300,000 in Apple for a 10% stake.Early Apple Investor: Why My Team Went With Our Gut Feeling To Give Steve Jobs $300,000 In 1979 by Linette Lopez, Business Insider. 2013-04-30. In return, Crisp received a seat on the board of directors of Apple in 1980.Who were the original Members of the Apple Board of Directors? by Garrick Saito, Elevation Partners, Quora. 2016-03-24. He stepped down from the board in 1996.Something's rotten in Cupertino as CEO Gil Amelio and an ineffectual board dithered, Apple Computer lost market share and faded into insignificance. Now Steve Jobs has returned, with a turnaround strategy that could make Apple his once again. by Brent Schlender and Wilton Woods, Money. 1997-03-03.
==References==
==External links==
*Peter O. Crisp oral history at the Computer History Museum
*Peter Crisp at Crunchbase
*Peter O. Crisp papers at Harvard Library
*Peter O. Crisp papers, 1946-2008 at WorldCat
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