Carmen Palafox
Director/Board Member at National Venture Capital Association
Profile
Carmen Palafox is currently working as a Director at the National Venture Capital Association, a Partner at MiLA Capital Advisors LLC, a Venture Partner at How Women Invest LLC, and a Founding Partner at 2045 Capital LLC.
Previously, she worked as a Vice President-Investment Operations at Dimensional Fund Advisors LP from 1996 to 2011 and as an Advisory Board Member at Oportun Financial Corp.
from 2017 to 2020.
Ms. Palafox completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, her graduate degree at the University of San Francisco, and her MBA from the Haas School of Business in 2014.
Carmen Palafox active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
National Venture Capital Association
 National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | 04/06/2020 |
MiLA Capital Advisors LLC
 MiLA Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mila Capital Advisors LLC (Mila Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Shaun Arora and Noramay Cadena in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2015 |
2045 Capital LLC
 2045 Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance 2045 CAPITAL LLC (2045 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Carmen Palafox. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2021 |
How Women Invest LLC
 How Women Invest LLC Investment ManagersFinance How Women Invest LLC (How Women Invest) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Julie Abrams, Erika Cramer, Rika Nakazawa and Heather Jerrehian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2023 |
Former positions of Carmen Palafox
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Consultant / Advisor | 01/10/2020 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. | Private Equity Investor | 01/09/2011 |
Training of Carmen Palafox
| University of Southern California | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of San Francisco | Graduate Degree |
| Haas School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Finance |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. | Finance |
National Venture Capital Association
National Venture Capital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
MiLA Capital Advisors LLC
MiLA Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mila Capital Advisors LLC (Mila Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Shaun Arora and Noramay Cadena in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
How Women Invest LLC
How Women Invest LLC Investment ManagersFinance How Women Invest LLC (How Women Invest) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Julie Abrams, Erika Cramer, Rika Nakazawa and Heather Jerrehian. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
2045 Capital LLC
2045 Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance 2045 CAPITAL LLC (2045 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Carmen Palafox. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
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