Clayton Petty
Builder | Investor | Submarine Veteran
- Role
- Vice President, Chief of Staff at Vq Capital
- Location
- Boulder, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Clayton Petty
Investment professional and accomplished US Navy submarine veteran with 8-years of distinguished service in highly demanding tactical and strategic roles. Career highlights include- Hand-selected as Employee #1 at VQ Capital to support the founding GPs create our investment and incubation platforms- Translated program management and engineering expertise into equity and infrastructure investment acumen, responsible for helping in close 11 investments (3 primary GP commitments, 3 LP-led secondaries, and 5 co-investments / continuation vehicle secondary opportunities) totaling of USD 1.8bn in deployment on behalf of Partners Group clients- Chief of Staff at Farther, a high-growth technology-enabled wealth management platform revolutionizing wealth management for the 21st century- Served in the prestigious role as Flag Aide to the Commander, Submarine Forces, US Pacific Fleet- Top-performing officer of the USS Illinois – SSN 786 and sailed on her maiden WESTPAC deployment- Program Manager at the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (now DIU) concurrent with Naval Postgraduate School studies.
Experience
Vice President, Chief of Staff
Aug 2025 — Present
Education
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Study Abroad Semester - Mechanical Engineering
United States Naval Academy
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
2011 — 2015
Naval Postgraduate School
Master of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering
2015 — 2017
National University of Singapore
Master of Science (M.S.), Defense Technology & Systems
2016 — 2017
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