Carlos Figarella '09

Shaping the Future through Immersive Technology

As a ‘09 Wall College of Business graduate, Carlos received a degree in Marketing and was a proud member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Throughout his career, Carlos has launched several award winning consumer electronic products and has helped scale the adoption of many emerging tech categories, including smartphones, smart accessories and immersive technology. Currently, Carlos is a Strategic Partnerships lead at Meta for the Reality Labs division, where he supports the global go-to-market strategy of Virtual Reality and other immersive tech products.  

Carlos has worked with several industry leaders throughout his 15 year career, including Google, Apple, Beats by Dr. Dre and Magic Leap. Prior to joining Meta, he was the Director of Channel Strategy at Magic Leap where he led the global launch of their industry leading Augmented Reality platform. At Beats by Dr. Dre, he worked with national retailers to make their category leading products available for consumers and was a part of the Apple acquisition. Carlos has had the ability to lead teams, launch several exciting products and advise several start up businesses looking to bring innovative products to market.  

Currently Carlos resides in Houston, TX, where alongside his wife they run several entrepreneurial ventures and enjoy traveling all over the world.