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Patricia Wexler

Founder & Managing Partner, Avila VC (investing behind a more sustainable future)

North Miami Beach, Florida

Education

Work Experience

2022

  • Founder & General Partner

    2022

    Investment firm backing entrepreneurs building the foundational companies of our $100T+ future sustainable economy and society

  • Unreasonable Mentor

    2018

    Unreasonable focuses on scaling what works. The Unreasonable community of entrepreneurs is shaping trillion-dollar industries and uplifting the lives of more than 1.4 billion people. They handpick and privately invite the world's most impactful growth-stage companies into the Unreasonable Fellowship. As an Unreasonable Mentor, I get the incredible opportunity to help scale the efforts of these history-defining ventures.

2022 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2022

2021 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2021 - 2022

2017 - 2022

  • Co-Founder and Managing Director

    2017 - 2022

2013 - 2017

  • Executive Director

    2013 - 2017

    Philanthropic vehicle with various initiatives in conservation, education and others

2013 - 2017

  • Managing Director

    2013 - 2017

    Tembo Capital is a crossover investment vehicle encompassing Roger McNamee's direct investing efforts, with focus on early stage technology investments

2011 - 2012

  • Head of International Business Development

    2011 - 2012

2005 - 2010

  • Principal

    2005 - 2010

    Elevation Partners is a $1.8 billion private equity fund created to pursue large-scale investments in new media and technology

  • Manager, Corporate Strategic Planning

    2002 - 2005

    Conducted strategy development, M&A execution and Five-Year Plan support for Walt Disney International and Disney Consumer Products ("DCP"): Disney Stores, Disney Interactive, Publishing and Licensing Corporate Strategic Planning - Evaluated options for Disney Stores division, pursuing and executing a sale/licensing strategy to The Children's Place, and supporting the business and interim management throughout the entire multi-year process - Participated in evaluating major strategic initiatives for The Walt Disney Company, including the video games sector and global English language learning - Analyzed and supported several significant initiatives across the Company, including: (a) a co-funding deal with a leading toy company for children's television entertainment, (b) the launch of a Disney Channel in a top global market, (c) re-negotiation of major guild agreements (SAG, DGA, etc.) from 2001-2002, and (d) the extension of the co-branded Visa/Disney credit card agreement