Our Practice
Over twenty years of business, legal, public entity senior
management and consulting experience informs our
approach to every management challenge, opportunity
and  problem.  Tad Seth Parzen has worked with and
advised enterprises, public entities, boards, CEOs and
non-profits through $1.5 billion facilities programs,
federal investigations, regulatory compliance problems,
litigation valued up to $300,000,000, public policy reform
initiatives, as well as day-to day management issues,
large and small.  Formerly General Counsel to and part
of senior management within San Diego Unified School
District,  and a partner in the law firm of Hillyer & Irwin,
Parzen gained unique experience in solving institutional
and project specific management challenges, turning
them into opportunities.  While in private practice, Mr.
Parzen earned the highest possible peer review rating for
ethics and practice ability ("AV" rating by Martindale
Hubbell Attorney Directory).

Mr. Parzen has experience as an executive, advocate,
counselor, attorney, arbitrator, mediator, senior
executive and board member in organizations ranging in
size from small non-profit organizations to public entities
with 18,000 employees and annual budgets over
$1,000,000,000.  This combination of high level
enterprise management and on the ground
implementation experience provides insight into solving
problems, and expertise in  achieving enterprise goals.

Parzen Consulting is currently serving as chief counsel and advisor to the
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools  in its ground breaking effort to bring
innovation to large urban public education.  The firm is also engaged with Price
Charities in its San Diego City Heights Education Collaborative.  Mr. Parzen has
served in similar capacities with Los Angeles Unified School District, Darnall
Charter School  and other  organizations.

Parzen Consulting has a wide network of professional
relationships from which a team can be built to suit any
management challenge.

Representative Clients:

  • Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
  •  Price Charities City Heights Educational
    Collaborative
  •  Green Dot Public Schools
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Darnall Charter School
  • Viterbi Torah School (pro bono)
  • Human Development Foundation
  • Business Roundtable for Education
  •  Evergreen Solutions LLC
Parzen Consulting

Professional Management for the Education and Non-Profit Sectors