WHO WE ARE
Operators Who Have Been There Before
Strategic Triangle brings together decades of operational leadership experience to help companies navigate complexity, improve performance, and create lasting value.
Built by Operators. Trusted by Leaders.
Strategic Triangle was founded in 1994 by Peter Palermo II and Richard Palermo Sr., both former Fortune 100 executives who believed business performance improves when leaders confront reality early and act decisively.
For more than three decades, we have helped hundreds of companies across manufacturing, distribution, services, consumer products, technology, education, financial services, real estate, and other industries navigate growth, turnaround, succession, operational transformation, and leadership transition.
Our perspective has been shaped through economic cycles, market disruptions, and decades of operating experience.
One lesson remains constant:
Performance problems rarely begin on the surface.
They start inside leadership, systems, and decisions.
Our Guiding Principles:
Focus Over Activity
Most companies don’t need more initiatives. They need fewer priorities executed exceptionally well.
Clarity Over Complexity
Complexity creates friction. Clarity creates momentum.
Accountability Over Consensus
Results improve when ownership is clear and decisions are made.
Value Over Optics
We focus on what improves performance, profitability, and enterprise value, not appearances.
Speed Over Perfection
Perfect decisions made too late are often worse than good decisions made on time.
Leadership
Pete Palermo
CEO Partner | Operator Mindset |
Driving Performance & Value
Pete Palermo has spent more than 35 years helping owners, founders, leadership teams, and investors improve business performance.
A former C-suite executive, operator, and trusted partner to CEOs, Pete specializes in identifying and eliminating the issues quietly suppressing growth, profitability, and enterprise value.
His work focuses on:
Most leaders already know what's wrong. Pete helps them finally fix it.
Our Team
The Right Expertise When You Need It.
No two situations are exactly alike. While every engagement is led by one of our experienced operators, we frequently work with seasoned professionals who provide subject matter expertise when needed.
This flexible model allows us to assemble the right team for the challenge at hand — bringing specialized expertise without the cost, complexity, and bureaucracy of a traditional consulting firm.
Depending on the situation, clients may benefit from the support of:
Not a Consulting Firm. Not A Solo Advisor.
Many firms provide recommendations. Others provide manpower. We provide experienced operators supported by the analytical, project management, and functional expertise needed to turn decisions into results. When additional resources are required, we bring them. When they are not, we don't. That keeps engagements focused, efficient, and aligned with outcomes.