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Antonio Gracias | Investor profile
Profile at a glance
Antonio Gracias is Valor’s founder, CEO and CIO. He founded the private-equity firm in 1995 and has experience in private equity, technology and industrial operations. His public biography also lists earlier work at MG Capital and Goldman Sachs and service on Tesla’s board.
Source verification date: · Valor’s official biography is the primary source for his current role and career. A financing article names him as an angel in Sable, but the dataset marks the relationship historical or uncertain. Sable’s USD 45 million is company financing, not Gracias’s personal investment.
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Experience
Gracias has a long career in private equity, technology and industrial operations. Valor says he served as a Tesla director from 2007 to 2021, including eight years as lead independent director, and served on portfolio-company boards and investment committees.
Career and roles
- Valor · Founder, CEO and CIO
Founded in 1995 · Leads investment committee work and participates on portfolio-company boards.
- Tesla · Director; Lead Independent Director
2007–2021 · Valor says he served eight years as lead independent director.
- MG Capital · Founder and Managing Member
Before Valor · Acquired and led companies in manufacturing and technology.
- Goldman Sachs · Earlier role
Before MG Capital · Prior employment noted in Valor’s biography.
Education
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
B.S. and M.S.F.S. in International Finance and Economics
- University of Chicago Law School
J.D.
- Waseda University
Studied corporate structures and economic development
Public record
- A financing article names Gracias among angels in Sable. The dataset marks the association historical or uncertain. USD 45 million was the company total, not his personal investment.
Sources
- 1. Antonio Gracias · Valor
Antonio is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Valor. Antonio founded Valor in 1995. He was a Director of Tesla from 2007 to 2021. Before Valor, he founded and managed MG Capital and previously worked at Goldman Sachs. He holds degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Chicago Law School.
- 2. Sable financing report · The Next Web
Angel investors include HubSpot co-founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, Valor’s Antonio Gracias, and Cognition CEO Scott Wu.