Management Biographies In Brief

Brian Parmelee
Vice President, Corporate Development and Panel Relations

As Vice President, Corporate Development and Panel Relations, Brian Parmelee’s focus is strategic initiatives, market expansion, and corporate business development opportunities. His key responsibilities include recruiting the highest quality panelists and generating new revenue sources for JAMS. Parmelee works closely with the President and CEO, and JAMS management and marketing teams to maximize the practices of the panel and ensure that JAMS continues to offer premiere dispute resolution services.

Prior to joining JAMS, Parmelee served as the General Manager of the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, a AAA Five Diamond property in North San Diego, where he managed nearly 1,000 employees in addition to 140 luxury timeshare residences. During his tenure, the property upheld a number of prestigious awards and accolades including being named a top hotel in the world by Condé Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazines. Prior to that, Parmelee managed the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. Under his leadership, the resort earned the highest accolades of any resort in the Caribbean including the AAA Five Diamond Award, Travel & Leisure magazine’s 1999 #1 Hotel in the Caribbean and Bermuda, and Gourmet Magazine’s #10 Hotel in the World.

Parmelee joined the Four Seasons organization in 1986 and is one of the youngest executives to have ever served as a General Manager of a Four Seasons top property. Parmelee earned a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. He lives in Southern California with his wife Susan and their three children.