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Virginia Drennen

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Partner at Fifth Wall
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Virginia Drennen is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where she leads Go-To-Market and Value Creation. She specializes in forging strategic partnerships between the firms portfolio companies and its extensive network of real estate investors, driving significant commercial outcomes. She previously worked at Blackstone and holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the LSE.

Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Virginia now lives in New York City. She has demonstrated a passion for creating educational opportunities by publicly supporting organizations like Success Academy Charter Schools, which assists high school graduates with college startup costs. She is also an avid reader of The New York Times and Harvard Business Review.

Her value creation platform has driven over $1 billion in revenue and commercial partnerships for Fifth Walls portfolio companies.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Strategic Partnerships
Her role is centered on creating revenue-generating partnerships between startups and large real estate corporations, a model she has discussed in interviews.
Real Estate Decarbonization
She actively promotes Fifth Wall's Climate Tech funds, which are focused on technology to reduce the real estate industry's significant carbon footprint.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Partner
Fifth Wall
12-2023 - 12-2025
Principal
Fifth Wall
12-2021 - 12-2023
Vice President
Fifth Wall
5-2021 - 12-2021
Associate
Fifth Wall
7-2019 - 5-2021
Associate, Real Estate
Blackstone
In the press

Media appearances

$1B Milestone | Fifth Wall's Value Creation Model Explained. Featured in YouTube
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Virginia Drennen - Our Team. Featured in Fifth Wall
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Education
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University of Virginia
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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