About Antonio Gracias
Antonio Gracias founded Valor Equity Partners in 1995 and is its chief executive and chief investment officer. He was a Tesla director from 2007 to 2021 and is a director of SpaceX, Zipline and CHAOS Industries.
Experience
This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Antonio Gracias in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.
VP
Valor Equity Partners Current
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
1995 – Present
TI
The Aspen Institute Current
Trustee
UC
University of Chicago Current
Member, Board of Trustees
SC
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Director
2026 · Public company (SPCX)
TBC - The Boring Co
Director
2026 · Bastrop, TX
The Boring Company builds its own tunnel boring machines, digs tunnels for cities and companies, and runs Loop, an underground Tesla transit system.
BI
Bitgo Holdings, Inc.
10% owner
2026 · Public company (BTGO)
HI
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
Director and 10% owner
2020 – 2025 · Public company (HRMY)
TI
Tesla, Inc.
Lead Independent Director
Director
2007 – 2021 · Public company (TSLA)
TC
Telos Corp.
Reporting person
2020 · Public company (TLS)
SC
Solarcity Corp.
Director
2012 – 2016 · Public company (SCTY)
MC
MG Capital
Founder and Managing Member
GS
Goldman Sachs
ZI
Zipline
Board member
CI
CHAOS Industries
Board member
Education
- Joint B.S. and M.S.F.S. (Honors Degree), International Finance and Economics, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- Corporate structures and economic development, Waseda University
Key Colleagues at Startups
The people Antonio Gracias works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.
TBC - The Boring Co · Form D, Sep 10, 2026
SD
Steve Davis
President
JB
Jared Birchall
Secretary and director
BA
Baris Akis
Director
JH
John Hering
Director
Paragon Biosciences Emalex Capital, Inc. · Form D/A, Jul 8, 2025
PM
Patrick Morris
Executive Vice President and Secretary
JA
Jeffrey Aronin
Director
EM
Eric Messner
Executive officer and director
RS
Ricky Sun
Director
JD
Jeffrey Dayno
Director
DP
Darien Parhad
Executive officer
Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc. · Form D, Feb 25, 2025
DB
David Brill
Director
MC
Matthew Crabtree
Director
JA
Jeffrey Aronin
Director
MG
Matthew Gantz
Executive officer and director
PM
Patrick Morris
Director
JS
Jude Sullivan
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
DP
Darien Parhad
Executive officer
CIRC Biosciences, Inc. · Form D, Oct 7, 2024
DP
Darien Parhad
Executive officer
TC
Timothy Cunniff
Director
PM
Patrick Morris
President, Secretary and General Counsel, director
SC
Sai Chavala
Director
JA
Jeffrey Aronin
Director
Evozyne, Inc. · Form D, Sep 29, 2023
JA
Jeffrey Aronin
Chairman and Director
AT
Aris Theologis
Chief Business Officer
DP
Darien Parhad
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
JS
Jude Sullivan
General Counsel and Secretary
AL
Aleina Lee
Corporate Controller
RR
Rama Ranganathan
Chief Scientific Officer and Director
PM
Patrick Morris
Executive officer and director
MG
Mike Gamson
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
MR
Matthew Rizzo
Director
AR
Arjun Rallapalli
Chief Operating Officer
Antonio Gracias in the News
Sources
- SECTBC - The Boring Co Form D, filed Sep 10, 2026
- SECParagon Biosciences Emalex Capital, Inc. Form D/A, filed Jul 8, 2025
- SECCastle Creek Biosciences, Inc. Form D, filed Feb 25, 2025
- SECCIRC Biosciences, Inc. Form D, filed Oct 7, 2024
- SECEvozyne, Inc. Form D, filed Sep 29, 2023
- SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Antonio Gracias (SEC filer 1495158)