Vishal Patel

Vishal Patel is the Global Whisky Director at Distill Ventures, leading the alignment of the company's global whisky strategy with Diageo. Vishal also serves as an Investment Director, focusing on expanding DV's spirits and non-alcoholic drinks portfolio. Patel is the Co-Founder of Sollasa, a brand of lower alcohol spirits, and has previous experience as an Investment Associate at Anthemis Group. Vishal also worked as a Private Equity Associate at Sidley Austin LLP and as an M&A Legal Counsel at SABMiller. Patel's educational background includes a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Bristol and an Accelerated LPC from BPP Law School.