Mario A. Avila

Senior Financial Analyst

Costa Mesa, CA

Areas of Focus

Economic Consulting

Mr. Avila is a Senior Financial Analyst with Aperture (formerly Bergman Consulting) with over four years of experience providing litigation consulting, specializing in intellectual property, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy litigation. 

Litigation consulting services provided by Mr. Avila include intellectual property damages assessments, lost profits, quantification of economic damages, shareholder disputes, and business valuations. Mr. Avila has performed services for clients within a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, electronics, computer hardware, manufacturing, medical, automotive, insurance, transportation, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, amongst others. 

Previously, Mr. Avila was an investment analyst with the private equity firm Bryant Stibel specializing in investment analysis, market research, and due diligence.  Prior to that, he served as a financial & diligence analyst at Lockton Insurance Brokers for five years. In addition, he’s developed broad experience in venture capital completing fellowships with Alumni Ventures Group and Vamos Ventures. 

Mr. Avila received his Master of Science in Engineering & Technology Innovation Management from Carnegie Mellon University, his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and his Bachelor of Arts in Management Engineering from Claremont McKenna College. 

Master of Science in Engineering & Technology Innovation Management, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014 

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014 

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2010 

Bachelor of Arts in Management Engineering, Claremont McKenna College, 2009 

Bergman Consulting, LLC (Acquired by Aperture LLC) – Senior Financial Analyst (August 2022 – November 2026) 

Bryant Stibel – Analyst, (September 2021 – August 2022) 

Lockton Companies – Analyst, (February 2017 – August 2021) 

Energenz Consulting – Project Manager, (May 2016 – November 2016) 

Sylvatex – Business Development Associate, (August 2015 – February 2016) 

Black Box Network Services – Product Manager, (July 2014 – February 2015) 

Eaton Corporation – Commissioning Engineer, (February 2011 – August 2012) 

Litigation Consulting 

Economic Consulting 

Intellectual Property Damages 

Lost Profits 

Shareholder Disputes 

Business Valuations