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Labor/Employment

Mar. 19, 2015

Former Kleiner Perkins colleague said Ellen Pao tried to undermine him

A former colleague of Ellen Pao at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers testified Tuesday that his wife bought the book of erotic poetry he gave Pao to which she subsequently objected.


By Philip Johnson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A former colleague of Ellen Pao at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers testified Tuesday that his wife bought the book of erotic poetry he gave Pao to which she subsequently objected.


Senior partner Randy Komisar also told a San Francisco jury Pao misinterpreted a joking remark he made about having dinner with her while his wife was away.


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