Bio

Mr. Nesvold, a lawyer, CFA, and CPA by background, is a multi-disciplinary investment professional who cut his teeth as a sell-side equity research analyst, rising to Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns in less than six years. Over the course of his sell-side career, Peter published research on more than 50 companies and ranked in StarMine’s “Best Analysts” poll across three industries.This versatility carried over to Peter’s role as a SMID-cap portfolio manager/analyst at Lazard Asset Management. During his tenure, the team grew AUM more than ten-fold and earned Morningstar’s coveted “five-star” rating. In 2013, Mr. Nesvold became Managing Director and COO/CCO of Silver Lane Advisors, a premier investment banking boutique specializing in the asset and wealth management industries. In this role, Peter managed business development and institutionalized the firm's business practices to support its exponential growth. In April 2019, Raymond James acquired Silver Lane and Peter became COO of Financial Services Investment Banking, helping manage approximately 56 investment bankers in seven cities. Outside of work, Mr. Nesvold is an Adjunct Professor of corporate finance at Fordham University, a Fellow at the Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis, and has published four books on M&A with McGraw-Hill. Peter currently serves on the boards of Stratos Wealth Partners and Hampton Jitney, Inc., and previously served on the boards of the CFA Society New York and ACT Research. Peter graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Economics with a concentration equivalency in accounting from The Wharton School) and Fordham Law (cum laude, Order of the Coif), where he was elected Editor-in-Chief of his law journal.