Pat Grady
Co-steward, Sequoia Capital
Before Sequoia, he made $9 an hour putting down shingles in a high school construction job, and Sequoia's returns helped pay his Boston College tuition.
- Born
- Not published
- Now
- Co-steward, Sequoia Capital
- Studied
- Boston College
Interesting facts
- Early start
Grew up in Wyoming, where his high school jobs were in construction laying shingles for $9 an hour.
sequoiacap.com - Connection
His Boston College tuition was partly paid by returns from Sequoia investments through its nonprofit backers, which he cites as a motivation.
sequoiacap.com - Before AI
Started out in inside sales after college, where 50 dials a day produced about 200 conversations a month.
sequoiacap.com - Numbers
Since taking Sequoia's top job with Alfred Lin, helped raise $10B across funds and made a $2.5B investment in Anthropic.
time.com - In their words
Told TIME Sequoia's long-term target for each of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic is about $10 trillion in market cap.
time.com - Side project
Co-hosts Sequoia's AI podcast Training Data with Sonya Huang, launched in June 2024.
sequoiacap.com
Career
- Sequoia CapitalCo-steward2007 to now
Education
- BS, Economics and finance, Boston College, 2004
