# Lee Haney

> Lee Haney is Partner and Head of Corporate Partnerships at Greylock Partners, the storied Silicon Valley venture firm behind LinkedIn, Airbnb, and Workday. A Naval Academy graduate who served as a Marine Corps Human Intelligence Officer with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Haney took the long road to venture capital - through Goldman Sachs investment banking, then Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he served as COO of Vertica and helped engineer the spin-off that became DXC Technology. Since 2018 he has run Greylock's CXO Program, a matchmaking engine that connects early-stage portfolio companies with the senior technology executives at the world's largest enterprises, turning cold introductions into lighthouse customers and proof-of-value pilots.

- **Role:** Partner, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Greylock Partners
- **Organizations:** Greylock Partners, United States Marine Corps, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Service to School (nonprofit)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, MBA (with honors), University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Graduated in top 5% of class at United States Naval Academy, Served as Marine Corps Human Intelligence Officer with two combat deployments (Iraq and Afghanistan), Earned MBA with honors from University of Chicago Booth School of Business

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Commissioned as US Marine Corps officer; served as Human Intelligence Officer with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan
- **2005** — Left active duty Marine Corps after five years of service
- **~2012** — Completed MBA with honors at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **~2012-2014** — Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs; participated in Goldman's Veterans Integration Program
- **~2014-2018** — Multiple operating roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise: COO of Vertica, Chief of Staff to EVP/GM of HPE Software, helped lead the value creation program that created DXC Technology
- **2018** — Joined Greylock Partners to build and lead the CXO Program
- **2018-present** — Overseeing Greylock's CXO Program, connecting portfolio startups to Fortune 500 enterprise buyers
- **ongoing** — Serves as CFO for Service to School, a nonprofit providing free college and grad school guidance to veterans

## Achievements

- Graduated in top 5% of class at United States Naval Academy
- Served as Marine Corps Human Intelligence Officer with two combat deployments (Iraq and Afghanistan)
- Earned MBA with honors from University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Helped lead the DXC Technology creation program at Hewlett Packard Enterprise - a $26 billion IT services spinoff
- Built and runs Greylock's CXO Program since 2018, connecting hundreds of enterprise CXOs with portfolio startups
- Secured $500k+ cloud credits through AWS, Google, and Microsoft partnerships for Greylock portfolio companies
- CFO of Service to School, supporting veteran applicants to top colleges and graduate programs

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Greylock profile updated confirming continued role as Partner, Head of Corporate Partnerships
- **2024-10** — Active on LinkedIn posting under #heardfromcxos, sharing enterprise technology insights from Greylock's CXO network
- **2023-10** — Greylock Partners' most recent fund activity noted (Last Raised At: 2023-10-01)

## Links

- Website: https://greylock.com/team/lee-haney/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehaney
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/captainhaney

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Last updated: 2026-05-09