Pardis Nasseri is a driven entrepreneur and the founder and architect of Palm Tree, where he provides strategic oversight across the firm’s lines of service.

Over the course of his career, Pardis has been personally involved in successful M&A transactions with an aggregate value of over $30 billion.

Pardis began his career in M&A with the transaction services practice of PwC, as an investment banker with Jefferies, and an investor with Platinum Equity. He founded Palm Tree in 2010 and grew the firm from its roots as a boutique M&A consultancy to a nationwide enterprise offering a suite of integrated financial services. The firm became a registered member of FINRA in 2020 and is led today by a team of accomplished managing directors who execute on engagements worldwide.

The Los Angeles Times has recognized Pardis as a visionary leader who prepares organizations for next-level growth, and The Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized Pardis among the most influential private equity advisors in the nation. Pardis is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization, where he serves on the board of its Santa Barbara chapter. He is a recurring guest lecturer at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, has served as a panelist at M&A and entrepreneurship events, and has moderated panels at the annual ACG business conference.

Pardis is an alumni of Harvard Business School, and graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a double major in Business Economics and Philosophy. He and his wife, Dr. Sherry Nasseri, reside in Montecito, California, with their two children.

Mr. Nasseri is available for a select number of speaking engagements annually on topics that include entrepreneurship, leadership, strategic business options, and M&A.