Palmer P. Garson

Managing Director, Silvercrest Asset Management

Palmer P. Garson joined Silvercrest Asset Management as a Managing Director in 2014. Palmer’s more than 30-year career in financial services began in investment banking and private equity and progressed to wealth management. Earlier in her career, she co-founded Jefferson Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and developed extensive finance experience while working for Morgan Stanley & Co., A.G. Edwards and Mellon Bank. Palmer currently serves as a Trustee for the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges, and Saint Mary’s School. She currently serves on the Investment Advisory Committee for the Virginia Retirement System.  She has served on numerous investment committees and is currently active on the with VCIMCO, Randolph College, Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges, Saint Mary’s School (chair) and The Order of St. John. Palmer has also been active with Collegiate School where she was board chair on two separate occasions. She is also a former trustee for the Duke Alumni Association and the Darden School Foundation. Palmer graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Master of Business Administration from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia.