Julia Wittlin

Julia Wittlin is a Partner of the Firm and leads the Firm’s Miami office as well as its Venture and Emerging Growth investment vertical.

In her current role, Julia oversees the Firm’s efforts in venture and emerging growth where RedBird backs disruptive technologies and business models in RedBird’s core areas of expertise.

Prior to joining RedBird, Julia spent 15 years at BlackRock. Most recently, Julia was a Managing Director and a senior portfolio manager within BlackRock Alternative Investors, where she developed and led the team’s growth equity investment efforts and deployed over $500 million. Julia’s investments include leading companies such as Hashicorp, Rivian, Epic Games, Attentive, and Databricks.

Julia is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion and was a member of the UN PRI Private Equity working group where she focused on advancing diversity efforts within the industry. Additionally, Julia is a steering committee member of the southeast chapter of WAVE, the Women’s Association of Venture and Equity.

Julia holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester and a Certificate in Mathematical Modeling. She is a CFA, CAIA, and FRM designation holder.