John Pernin serves as chief strategy and corporate development officer. Based in Calabasas, he is responsible for leading a combined strategy, corporate development and business transformation organization.
Since joining DTS, a part of Xperi, in 2006 to oversee its corporate development efforts, John has played a pivotal role in leading our growth and transformation strategy through mergers and acquisitions, corporate divestitures and strategic partnerships.
Earlier in his career, John held corporate development, investment banking and investment management positions with Cadiz Inc., First Union Securities, Inc.’s Investment Banking division and Dimensional Fund Advisors.
John holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.