Victor Henry Palmieri (born February 16, 1930) is an American

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financier and corporate Turnaround specialist. He was also

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at Large and U.S. Coordinator for Refugee Affairs in the

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during the

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administration.

Background

Palmieri was born in Chicago, and earned his A.B. and LL.B. from

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. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and was based in

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. Palmieri was also the

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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. Palmieri served as the Deputy Rehabilitator and CEO at Mutual Benefit from 1991 until 1994. From 1994 to 1995, He served as the President and CEO of MBL Life Assurance Corp. 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

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and president of the

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Theater. He was previously on the boards of directors of

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, the

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, and Broadcasting Partners. He has taught courses on corporate crisis management at

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and at the

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References

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Movers & Shakers.
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