Karla is a strategist, operator, and investor reshaping climate finance and economic systems for a sustainable future. She has built and led multiple funds and companies, redefining how capital moves in a rapidly changing world. As an investor at Velveteen Ventures, the only Indigenous woman-led venture fund, she backs high-impact businesses driving climate resilience and sustainability.
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Previously, she led Patagonia’s Home Planet Fund and served as an executive for Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. She has influenced global climate finance through the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, ensuring capital aligns with climate urgency. Karla bridges markets, policy, and philanthropy to architect new financial models, proving that high returns and high impact go hand in hand.

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