Patti Szczepaniak

Patti is Chief Administrative Officer at Activate, where she coordinates logistics for the entire team as well as oversees human resources, onboarding and other personnel responsibilities.
Prior to joining Activate, Patti worked with several of Activate’s principals as Office Manager at Element Partners, a leading growth equity fund dedicated to sustainability technology investing.
Prior to Element, she worked at Katalyst Securities, a boutique investment bank focused on global TMT opportunities, and TVSM, publisher of the Cable Guide and Total TV, as an Executive Assistant to the President and VP of Sales.
Patti also worked at CertainTeed Corporation, a leading manufacturer of building materials, where she was an administrator in the purchasing, relocation/expatriation, transportation and HR functions.
In her free time, Patti enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with her family.