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Wilmer Cerda

Investor

Principal at Metropolitan Partners · Board director at Presto

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Wilmer Cerda is a Principal at Metropolitan Partners, where he handles the management, workout, and ongoing evaluation of the firm's portfolio of assets. Before joining the firm, he advised companies on financial restructurings and operational turnarounds within AlixPartners' corporate restructuring practice. He holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.S. from Columbia University.

Board director at PrestoYC S10

Intro paths

YC

Wilmer went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Wilmer can intro founders to Presto's investors below.

Presto's investors · 9

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010Cleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Das & Co.New YorkFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksLink VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksMetropolitan PartnersNew York · $10M – $50M checks · since 2025REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M checks · since 2023Romulus CapitalBoston · $250K – $10M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2010

Co-founders at Presto

RSRajat Suri
Rajat SuriFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. Metropolitan Partners GroupPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Metropolitan Partners GroupVice Presidentcurrent2024 — present
  3. AlixPartnersSenior Vice President2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. AlixPartnersVice President2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. GE CapitalSenior Manager - Global Funding and Exposure Management2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. GE CapitalIndustrial Treasury2013 — 2016
  7. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2011 — 2013New York, NY
  8. Columbia University in the City of New YorkAnalyst2009Columbia University

Skills & more

Direct LendingPrivate CreditPrivate EquityLoan WorkoutsPortfolio ManagementLoan UnderwritingFinancial Modeling6Financial Analysis2Hedging2Bloomberg2FX Derivatives2FX Hedging2
+12 moreAnalysisRisk ManagementMicrosoft ExcelManagementCapital MarketsData AnalysisProject PlanningMicrosoft OfficeSpanishAutoCADPowerPointMS Project

Languages English · Spanish

  • Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) — AIRA-Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
  • Certified Treasury Professional — Association for Financial Professionals

From Wilmer's professional profile.

Deals · 1

PrestoBoard seat

via Metropolitan Partners · filed Jan 2026 · $15M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Metropolitan Partners

Aaron Dalal
Senior Associate at Metropolitan Partners
Adrian Blumfield
Investment Committee Member & Co-Founder at Metropolitan Partners
Alex Roesch
Senior Associate at Metropolitan Partners
Alex Verba
Managing Director, Head of Asset Management at Metropolitan Partners
Andrew Koff
Senior Associate at Metropolitan Partners
Anthony Siragusa
Vice President at Metropolitan Partners
Anu Duggal
Founding Partner, Female Founders Fund at India Internet Fund
Benjamin Bertan
Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Metropolitan Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wilmer Cerda?
Wilmer Cerda is a Principal at Metropolitan Partners, where he handles the management, workout, and ongoing evaluation of the firm's portfolio of assets. Before joining the firm, he advised companies on financial restructurings and operational turnarounds within AlixPartners' corporate restructuring practice. He holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a B.S. from Columbia University.
Where does Wilmer Cerda work?
Wilmer Cerda is Principal at Metropolitan Partners and Board director at Presto.
What boards does Wilmer Cerda sit on?
Wilmer Cerda holds tracked board seats at Presto.
Where did Wilmer Cerda go to school?
Wilmer Cerda studied at Columbia Engineering (BS, Civil Engineering); NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting and Finance).

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