Michael Lazari Karapetian
President / CIO
Michael Lazari Karapetian is the Founder, President, and CIO of Iron Hill Wealth Management. Mr. Karapetian has over 21 years of investment management experience as a value contrarian money manager, with a large emphasis on dividend and interest income. Mr. Karapetian is also a registered sports agent, primarily representing NBA talent.
Prior to founding his firms in 2003, Mr. Karapetian was a money manager for Bank of America Investments. His duties included establishing model portfolios for high net individuals and corporations.
Mr. Karapetian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management/Finance from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Moravian College and Crestview Preparatory School.
In his personal time, Mr. Karapetian champions philanthropic causes by serving the communities that he has lived and worked in. His efforts include both monetary donations and the volunteering of his time. In the past, he has done charitable work for the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton Pennsylvania, the Bat Conservation International (BCI) in Austin Texas, and the Acopian Bog Turtle Preserve in Southeastern Pennsylvania.