Patricia Lady

Patricia has over thirty years of experience in finance including start-ups as well as publicly traded companies. In 2020, Patricia launched her private consultancy business, The Next level Up, to help start-up CEO’s of Life Science companies raise capital needed to advance their growth and pipelines. Prior to starting the Next Level Up, Patricia spent a decade at Pfenex Inc. (PFNX), beginning with the spin out of the novel protein production platform from the Dow Chemical Company into a stand-alone biotechnology company. She was instrumental in developing and executing on Pfenex’s financial strategy that included an IPO and provided the capital needed to obtain FDA approval on its lead candidate and eventual final exit through acquisition. Prior to Pfenex Inc, Patricia led finance and corporate development teams in the life science and technology industries of various start-ups and publicly traded companies.

Patricia received her MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. She holds an active CPA license in the State of California.