Sabrina Gracias - Founder, Ortus Foundation (Jackson Hole, WY & New York, NY)
Sabrina Gracias is the Founder of Ortus Foundation, a private foundation elevating awareness, education, and prevention for the mental health crisis among teens and young adults. In conjunction with her foundation’s mission, Sabrina is an early-stage investor in transformational technologies and companies that elevate the mental health space, providing capital to support the best and most innovative companies that align healing, responsibility, and profitability. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Erikson Institute, a board member for the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital and its Executive Committee, a board member of the Joffrey Ballet, a Regents Board Member at Georgetown University, and a member of CEO (formed by YPO).
Prior to starting Ortus Foundation, she raised capital for Valor Equity Partners, an operationally active private equity firm focused on expansion and growth investments. Prior to joining Valor Equity Partners, she was Regional Director at Frank Russell Company and a Principal at State Street Global Advisors in Institutional Sales, responsible for marketing alternative and active asset class strategies to endowments, foundations, and pension plans. Sabrina has a B.A. in Marketing from Georgetown University, a C.E. in Finance from Oxford University, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and is currently working towards her Master of Arts degree at The Academy of the Art University in Photography. Outside of her work, Sabrina is an avid downhill skier, contemporary art collector, and adventure traveler.