Our Leadership

A Team that
Thinks Like Investors

A tested, proven, and responsive team, we strategically integrate with our clients to own the problem and find solutions.

Senior Leadership

Led by seasoned M&A professionals with experience in private equity investing, investment banking, Big Four accounting, Elite Three consulting, and business operations.

Chris Felderman
Managing Director and
Head of Financial Due Diligence

Mitchel Nakken
Managing Director and
Head of Transitions and Transformations

Pardis Nasseri portrait — Pardis Nasseri
CEO and President

Stephen E. Rossi
Managing Director and
Head of Investment Banking

Dave Wolinsky portrait — David Wolinsky
Chief Talent Officer

Portrait of Britt Terrell — Britt Terrell
Managing Director and
Head of Capital Markets

Derek Alderton portrait — Derek Alderton
Board Member

Clayton Grindle
Chief Administrative Officer

Julien Nguyen Christensen
Director, Finance

Chris Walling
Director

M. Charles Festa portrait — M. Charles Festa
Director, Talent Acquisition

Vincent Nguyen portrait — Vincent Nguyen
Director

Dieema Wheaton portrait — Dieema Wheaton
Director, Talent

Marino Petropoulos
Principal

Phillip Cooper
Managing Director

Steven Richards
Senior Vice President

Rouzheen Myrick
Director

Spencer Hong portrait — Spencer Hong
Director

Rishi Chellani portrait — Rishi Chellani
Senior Vice President

Joseph Wade
Senior Vice President

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Careers with Palm Tree

We have select positions available at all levels of our organization. Contact us for a confidential discussion about joining a firm that L.A. Business Journal named among L.A.'s most influential M&A advisors.

Exposure to projects and opportunities to work closely with clients offers Palm Tree employees lateral and progressive advancement inside the firm.

We currently have positions available within the organization for employees of top accounting and consulting firms and for recent graduates.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES