Peter O. Crisp

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.

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.

Career
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. In return, Crisp received a seat on the board of directors of Apple in 1980. He stepped down from the board in 1996.