On this episode of AEI’s Idea Makers podcast, our guest is Tom Stephenson, a long-time partner of Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm. He also spent 22 years at Fidelity Investments in Boston and served as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.

In the conversation, Ambassador Stephenson describes his professional journey from the farm system of the Philadelphia Phillies to a venture capital firm. He also shares insight, from first-hand experience, on how public policy impacts the business climate. Listen below:

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