Janet Arzt CFA

Founding Partner, Parere Advisory

Janet Joyce Arzt CFA is Founder and Managing Partner of Parere Advisory, an independent consulting firm advising family offices on development and strategy. Parere Advisory specializes in discovering, reviewing, and presenting 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, Joyce served as CEO of a newly launched family office in Charlottesville, VA, where she built out and oversaw investments and operations for the family and its businesses. Prior to joining the family office, Joyce 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. Joyce has also held various roles at other investment firms, including multi-strategy hedge fund York Capital Management and investment adviser 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. 

Joyce is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a contributor to Forbes.com. In 2020, Joyce was named one of the “Top 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal in association with Ernst & Young. Joyce also serves on nonprofit 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 a guest lecturer at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.