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Michael Paliotta

  • Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer of Equities
  • Equities
  • New York

Michael Paliotta is the chief executive officer and head of Equities at Evercore ISI, a senior managing director and a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Mr. Paliotta has more than 20 years of experience in global equities markets and extensive expertise in developing and executing client and business strategies for institutional clients. He also has a proven track record in managing distribution, execution and financing.

Before joining Evercore ISI in 2017, Mr. Paliotta was head of global markets equities at Credit Suisse, where he worked for almost 18 years in various leadership roles across equities, including prime services. Previously, he held positions at Argus Investments, Neuberger Berman, and Spears Benzak Salomon & Farrell.

Mr. Paliotta earned a B.S. in business administration from Manhattan College, where he is a former trustee, and an MBA in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.