Khalil Pettus

Khalil Pettus began his career working in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs, spending most of his time covering financial services companies. In 2017, Khalil joined Ardea Partners -- a new, independent investment banking advisory firm. In his career to date, Khalil has advised on over a dozen closed transactions totaling nearly $25 billion of enterprise value.

Khalil Pettus is a graduate of the University of Maryland College Park, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a minor in Leadership Studies. Khalil established the Kiyomi D. Harper Scholarship Fund (named in honor of his mother) at the University of Maryland to help students in need pay for their education. In his spare time, Khalil can most often be found running or playing basketball with friends.