An alumnus of Slippery Rock State University in Pennsylvania, David Jarjisian earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and economics from the school in 1977 and completed an administrative internship at Butler County Hospital before beginning his career later that year in a similar role at Reber Freil Company in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. David Jarjisian served in this capacity for two years, during which time he managed the US's largest convention, the National Housewares Show.
After a stint in Cyprus, where he played semi professional basketball and taught business classes at American Academy, David Jarjisian returned to the US and began working as a sales manager at Computerland, where he sold IBM and Apple personal computers to corporate accounts. Additionally, he provided oversight of the company's sales team and helped program computers.
From 1985 to 2010, Mr. Jarjisian served as senior vice president of Jackson-Cross Company (later CB Richard Ellis). A top producer for the company, he was primarily responsible for leasing and selling office space in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. He also worked with landlords to fill space in Penn Mutual Towers and the American College of Physicians building. He has since retired.
