Zach Kirkhorn
Led Jolly’s $16.5M Series A and joined the board
About
Zach Kirkhorn was Tesla's chief financial officer from 2019 until he stepped down in August 2023. From March 2021 his official title was Master of Coin, changed in the same filing that made Elon Musk "Technoking." He first joined Tesla in 2010 as a senior finance analyst, left for Harvard Business School and returned in 2013. In 2024 he founded 1417 Capital.
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Notable experience
1417 Capital
Founder
Sep 2024 – Present
Chief Financial Officer
Mar 2019 – Aug 2023
Vice President - Finance
Dec 2018 – Mar 2019
Senior Director - Finance
Apr 2017 – Dec 2018
Director - Finance
Dec 2014 – Apr 2017
Senior Manager - Finance
Jun 2013 – Dec 2014
Senior Analyst - Finance
Mar 2010 – Aug 2011
McKinsey & Company (opens in a new tab)
Senior Business Analyst
Sep 2007 – Mar 2010
Education
University of Pennsylvania (opens in a new tab)
BSE, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
2002 – 2006
Harvard Business School (opens in a new tab)
MBA, Business Administration
2011 – 2013
The Wharton School (opens in a new tab)
BSE, Economics
2002 – 2006
