Janet Arzt, CFA > Founding Partner
Janet Joyce Arzt, CFA is Founder and Managing Partner of Parere Advisory, an independent consulting firm advising family offices on infrastructure, development and strategy. Parere Advisory 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. Parere Advisory has advised multi-generational as well as newly-formed family offices in the development of areas such as operations, governance, and investment strategy.
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 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 also serves on non-profit boards including the Finance Committee of The Women’s Initiative, the Advisory Board of the McIntire School of Commerce and the Board of Directors of the National Charitable Endowment. She is also a guest lecturer at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Skye Young > Managing Director
Skye M. Young is Managing Director of Parere Advisory. In her role at Parere, Skye leads all non-investment domains, including administration, risk, physical assets and lifestyle, providing families with an experienced perspective on efficient and effective solutions for their personal needs.
Skye has spent almost two decades in the Family Office ecosystem. Most recently, Skye built and led Family Office Services at Cercano Management, a multi-family office headquartered in Bellevue, Washington that provides investment advisory and other services to ultra-high-net-worth clients and their associated entities. There Skye developed deep relationships with families to understand their unique needs and help them achieve their goals across various pursuits including real estate, leisure, cybersecurity and human resources. Prior to that, Skye built out and led a newly-established single family office in Washington, DC, serving as the executive partner to the principals while crafting and implementing a highly customized fit-for-purpose personal services strategy, structure, and operation to support the family’s growing needs. In addition, Skye led several large-scale real estate acquisition and development projects.
Previously Skye was the Director of Properties in a complex single family office in Chicago, where she assumed final responsibility for and complete management of the principal’s exceptionally exclusive global physical asset portfolio and associated personal services. Skye began her career in Boston as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of Bain Capital, providing high-level strategic partnership, and then as the first employee of a single family office where she held many different roles in support of real estate and hospitality investments expanding in North America, the Caribbean and Europe, including luxury hotels, Michelin-star restaurants, wine houses and vineyards.
Skye earned her International MBA at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, specializing in Communication, Leadership, and Management, and holds a B.A. in International Studies with a minor in Spanish for the Professions from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jamie Salaki > Director
Jamie Salaki is a Director of Parere Advisory where she brings over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, and operations within the financial services industry. Before joining Parere, she founded a consulting firm that delivered strategic financial and accounting services to a diverse client base, including hedge funds, multi-family offices, and large institutional firms, including Blackstone Asset Management. In these roles, she provided advisory support, served as an outsourced accounting and finance professional, and played a key role in building and launching Kyndle Capital, a multi-family office.
Earlier in her career, Jamie spent more than a decade at Greenlight Capital, a long-short hedge fund and fund-of-funds manager, where she served as Controller. Her responsibilities spanned fund accounting and operations for the various investment entities and financial planning, operations and accounting for the management company and family office. While at Greenlight, she managed critical relationships with service providers such as prime brokers, banks, accountants, PEOs, and technology vendors.
Jamie began her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young, where she worked in the audit and advisory division. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Loyola University Maryland. Jamie has also served as a director for the Kyndle offshore funds and on the board of a non-profit organization.
Molly Bell > Senior Associate
Molly Bell is a Senior Associate at Parere Advisory, where she partners with families to build intentional and enduring family office organizations. Her work focuses on Human Capital Advisory, guiding clients in designing effective team structures, defining roles and responsibilities, and implementing sustainable hiring and performance strategies that align talent with long-term family and enterprise goals.
Molly brings more than a decade of experience across family office advisory, investment management, and financial technology. Before joining Parere, she was an Investment Associate at Manchester Capital Management, a multi-family office, where she supported portfolio management, conducted investment research, and advised on intergenerational wealth and governance. Previously, she served as a Senior Engagement Manager at SS&C, leading cross-functional teams to deliver technology and operational solutions for hedge funds and asset managers.
Molly holds a B.S. from Bentley University and currently resides in Washington D.C.
Fanny Eaton > Associate
Fanny Eaton is an Associate of Parere, where she brings a unique blend of experience spanning private equity backed ventures, founder-led businesses, and high-touch client environments.
Prior to joining Parere, Fanny led business development for a premium equine nutrition company catering to top equestrian clients, including Olympic athletes and top-level riders. Her work focused on developing a deep understanding of their unique needs to deliver tailored solutions and drive meaningful results. Fanny also has experience as an Executive and Personal Assistant for a CEO of a private equity backed firm. She started her career in the entertainment industry with roles at NBCUniversal and United Talent Agency.
Fanny holds a B.A. in Communications & Media Studies from Goucher College, with a minor in Business Management. During her time at Goucher she studied abroad in London, where she deepened her global perspective and interest in international business and culture.
Nicole Molina > Executive Assistant
Nicole Molina joined Parere Advisory as an Executive Assistant in 2023 bringing with her 15+ years of experience working as an Executive Assistant within the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. For two years prior to GS, Nicole worked as a Marketing Coordinator at an Architectural firm in New York City. Today, she provides executive support to Janet helping to streamline procedures and coordinate special projects. She helps to plan, execute, and monitor all meeting and travel logistics which ensures a smooth daily operation of the firm. Nicole resides in Morris County, NJ with her husband and three children. Nicole earned her Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Communication from Baruch College: The City University of New York; graduating cum laude with double minors in Marketing and Psychology.
