Patricia Wexler
General Partner at Avila Investor
North Miami Beach, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & General Partner
2022 - Current
Investment firm backing entrepreneurs building the foundational companies of our $100T+ future sustainable economy and society
Avila is an early stage venture firm focused on backing mission-driven entrepreneurs building the foundational companies.
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.
Unreasonable builds community between entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to profitably solve pressing global problems.
Board Member
2022 - 2022
AtmosZero is a modular electrified boiler that converts the heat already present in the air into decarbonized steam.
Raised $29,250,000.00 from 2150, Energy Impact Partners, Constellation Technology Ventures, AENU, Starlight Ventures and Engine Ventures.
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Co-Founder and Managing Director
2017 - 2022
Executive Director
2013 - 2017
Philanthropic vehicle with various initiatives in conservation, education and others
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
Head of International Business Development
2011 - 2012
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
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
Raised $11,000,000,000.00 from Citibank.