Janet Joyce Arzt, CFA is Founder and Managing Partner of Parere Advisory, an independent consulting firm guiding clients across all stages of family office strategy, development, operations, and implementation. Parere Advisory has advised multi-generational as well as newly-formed family offices in the design, structuring, and staffing of areas such as administration, governance, investment strategy, technology, risk, and lifestyle. In her role, Janet leads the firm and specializes in discovering, reviewing and presenting infrastructure options while serving as a primary point of contact for the family during all stages of the office development.

Prior to founding Parere Advisory, Janet served as Chief Executive Officer of a newly-launched family office in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she built out and oversaw investments and operations for the family and its businesses. Prior to joining the family office, Janet served as President of Mudrick Capital Management, a $3.5 billion distressed debt hedge fund based in New York City, where she oversaw all non-investment functions and was also responsible for leading strategic initiatives. Janet has also held various roles at other investment firms including multi-strategy hedge fund, York Capital Management, and investment advisor, Morgan Creek Capital Management. She began her Wall Street career in the investment banking program at Merrill Lynch after receiving a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Janet is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a contributor to Forbes.com. In 2020, Janet was named one of the “Top 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal in association with Ernst & Young. Janet serves on the Board of Directors for non-profits a.i.r NYC and the National Charitable Endowment and is also a guest lecturer at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Janet also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.