Tara Pardo is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where she brings years of industry and life experiences to guide clients in making smart and strategic decisions to ensure a healthy financial future. 

Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Tara spent time at Beacon Platform as a Strategic Account Executive and was the Senior Relationship Manager at Lord Abbett in their Investments Division. 

Prior to joining Lord Abbett in 2018, Tara worked for 25 years at Goldman Sachs within the Equities Business of the Global Markets and Banking Division where she held a variety of positions, most notably managing relationships with complex investment organizations including asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies and family offices, providing solutions focused strategies. 

Tara earned her BA in Economics from the University of Southern California with a minor in French and a certificate in Management Development from Wharton Executive Education. 

Throughout her career, Tara has been heavily involved with diversity initiatives and has had leadership roles in a number of organizations focused on advancing women professionally, including co-leading the Lord Abbett Women’s Network and the Goldman Sachs Securities Division Women’s Network. She is an active member of WIND’s Wolfpack of high powered professional women and Fidelity’s Women’s Leadership Group. She also mentors military spouses through American Corporate Partners and young adults through Year Up.