Primary Job Title Founder, CEO and Chairman Primary Organization 
Palladium Equity Partners
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Mr. Rodriguez founded Palladium Equity Partners in 1997 and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to forming Palladium, Mr. Rodriguez was a partner of Joseph Littlejohn & Levy (JLL), a prominent buyout firm which he joined in 1989. Before launching his private equity career, he worked in operations for General Electric Company
in the U.S., Mexico and France and graduated from GE’s Manufacturing Management Program. Mr. Rodriguez serves on the Board of Directors of Palladium portfolio companies Taco Bueno and ABRA and has served on the Board of Directors of Palladium portfolio companies Castro Cheese and Wise Foods. Mr. Rodriguez serves on the Board of Directors of The Robert Toigo Foundation and the New America Alliance, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian, the University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and an M.A. in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.
