Brian Pallas is the Founder and CEO of Opportunity Network, the invitation-only platform that enables highly-screened CEOs and decision-makers to connect on business deals. He leads the Opportunity Network in connecting companies and investors from all over the world, anonymously, to valuable opportunities such as M&A, commercial partnerships, and fundraising. Pallas is a global serial entrepreneur who is widely recognized as a pioneer in the business world. Prior to the Opportunity Network, he was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, where he gained experience in venture capital, private equity and investment banking. He also dealt with a variety of projects, both strategic and operational across several sectors including consumer goods, retail, banking, insurance, energy, and media.
Brian Pallas Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Founding Partner, Collective Equity
Expert Network, World Economic Forum
Under his leadership, Opportunity Network has become the largest network dedicated to CEOs and vetted professionals to grow their businesses worldwide.
He leads the network in partnering with top financial institutions like UBS, Credit Suisse, ABN Amro, CaixaBank, Nedbank and Citizens, alongside some of the world's best CEO associations like YPO and EO.
Today, the network has over 68,000 CEOs in 130 countries, and a total transaction of $540 billion in deal flow.
The network has been featured in Financial Times, Forbes, and other international media publications.
EARLY CAREER
Pallas co-founded Collective Equity Ownership in 2018, the world’s first diversification fund, providing successful entrepreneurs with diversification and liquidity.
In 2021, he co-founded Medhelan Capital, a real estate firm operating in Milan, Italy, focused on acquiring and converting office spaces in the city center into residential units.
He worked in private equity for three different funds and managed the sales process of two companies as an investment banker for BCG.
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