[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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 IN HONOR OF THOMAS J. PERKINS INDUCTED INTO THE BUSINESS HALL OF FAME 
        BY THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY CHAPTER OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 1994

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor one of the outstanding 
citizens of the San Francisco Bay area, Thomas J. Perkins, who was 
recently inducted into the Business Hall of Fame by the Santa Clara 
County chapter of Junior Achievement. As we the pioneers in the field 
of venture capital and one of its most successful practitioners, he is 
eminently deserving of this prestigious honor.
  Tom Perkins was educated as an electrical engineer at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and went on to receive his M.B.A. 
from Harvard Business School in 1957. His career has been market by 
excellence, whether in corporate management at Hewlett-Packard, 
teaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, or consulting 
with Booz, Allen and Hamilton.
  Tom Perkins is best known as one of the founders of Kleiner, Perkins, 
Caufield & Byers, the preeminent venture capital firm in Silicon 
Valley. He has been directly involved in a host of successful new 
companies whose growth has created jobs and prosperity for untold 
numbers in our community. Some of the high-technology ventures that 
have directly benefited from Tom Perkin's considerable talents include 
Applied Materials, LSI Logic, Tandam Computers, Acuson, and Genetech.
  Tom Perkins is also devoted to a variety of community and civic 
endeavors and is known for his integrity, generosity, and commitment. 
In addition, he is an avid collector of vintage automobiles and has 
built a collection that is recognized worldwide.
  Mr. Speaker, Thomas Perkins is a champion of economic growth and 
employee ownership of companies with a remarkable record of success. He 
has contributed much to our community and our country. I urge my 
colleagues to joint me in saluting Thomas Perkins, a great business 
leader and a genuine American hero.