Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, one of the world's most prominent VC firms, has one. Google Ventures, the investing arm of Google, has five. The design partner--a designer who helps manage and select investments--is becoming a mainstay role at venture capital firms. The latest example: Irene Au, former head of Google’s user interaction team (and before that, the head of UX at Yahoo), announced Tuesday that she is taking a position as an operating partner at the energy-focused Khosla Ventures.
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