Lester A. Morris Senior Managing Director/Highland Park Branch Manager, Investment Advisory & Investment Brokerage Board of Directors 610 Central Ave., Ste. 200 Highland Park, IL 60035 847-681-2301

Areas of Focus: Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, Investment Advisory Services

Profile:

• Responsible for managing the firm's Highland Park investment advisory and investment brokerage office
• Joined Mesirow Financial in 1965
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Holds property and casualty, life insurance and NASD Series 6, Series 65, Series 7, Series 8 , Series 64 licenses; options principal

Education:

• B.A., University of Illinois

Affiliations:

• Securities Industry Association, past board member
• Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Sales and Marketing Committee, past member
• SIFMA CEO Round Table, past member
• SIFMA Regional Firms Committee, past member
• SIFMA Central States District Committee, past member
• Green Acres Country Club, past president and board member
• The Standard Club of Chicago, past president and member of board of directors