Parker Schaap
Buy-Side Director
Name: Parker Schaap
With Calder Since: July 2021
Current Role: Buy-Side Director
(Buy-Side M&A Associate, January 2022 - March 2025 and M&A Analyst, July 2021-December 2021)
Background: Parker attended Davenport University and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He worked in operations for an office furniture manufacturing company, corporate finance for an automotive supplier in Metro Detroit, and with a Kansas City fin-tech company that invests in B2B software start-ups. He assisted in financial analysis and due diligence on investments worth approximately $3 million. “I give glory to God for the opportunity to work in my passion of finance. I’m thrilled to be able to work with the Calder team and go back to my manufacturing roots by working with some of the firm’s clients in the space.”
Hobbies: Parker enjoys snowboarding, reading, and doing CrossFit WODs. As a foodie, he really likes trying new restaurants. During his time in Kansas City, Parket ate a lot of BBQ, which is his favorite food.