Victor Palmieri
Encyclopedia
Victor Henry Palmieri is an American lawyer
, real estate
financier and corporate turnaround specialist. He was also Ambassador
at Large and U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs in the United States Department of State
during the Jimmy Carter
administration.
Born in Chicago, he earned his A.B. and LL.B. from Stanford University
. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and was based in Malibu, California. Palmieri was also the chief executive officer
of The Palmieri Company, a general management consulting firm that has specialized in large-scale reorganizations and restructurings since 1969.
His participation in a convocation of business leaders and students at Harvard University during the Vietnam War landed him in the Nixon Enemies List.
He is the retired vice chairman and general counsel of MullinTBG, a leading executive benefits consulting firm located in Los Angeles, CA. He is currently a director of M Financial Holdings, Southern California Radio, and Chairman of Los Angeles Universal Preschool. He has been a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation
and president of the Lincoln Center Theater. He was previously on the boards of directors of Phillips Petroleum
, Arvida Corporation, Pennsylvania Company
, Outlet Communications, the William Carter Company, and Broadcasting Partners.
He has taught courses on corporate crisis management at Stanford Law School
and at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
financier and corporate turnaround specialist. He was also Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
at Large and U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs in the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
during the Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
administration.
Born in Chicago, he earned his A.B. and LL.B. from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and was based in Malibu, California. Palmieri was also the chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of The Palmieri Company, a general management consulting firm that has specialized in large-scale reorganizations and restructurings since 1969.
His participation in a convocation of business leaders and students at Harvard University during the Vietnam War landed him in the Nixon Enemies List.
He is the retired vice chairman and general counsel of MullinTBG, a leading executive benefits consulting firm located in Los Angeles, CA. He is currently a director of M Financial Holdings, Southern California Radio, and Chairman of Los Angeles Universal Preschool. He has been a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
and president of the Lincoln Center Theater. He was previously on the boards of directors of Phillips Petroleum
Phillips Petroleum
Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by L.E. Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Their younger brother Waite Phillips was the benefactor of Philmont Scout Ranch....
, Arvida Corporation, Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Company
The Pennsylvania Company was a major holding company, owning and operating much of the Lines West territory of the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, the PRR's main route to Chicago. It also owned but did not operate the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago...
, Outlet Communications, the William Carter Company, and Broadcasting Partners.
He has taught courses on corporate crisis management at Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
and at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.