Chicago, IL
+1 312.595.6050

Areas of Focus: Diversified Financial Services, Mesirow Financial Goals and Vision

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• Board of Directors, Management Committee
• Joined firm in 1972

• Named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in March 2011
• Named President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2006
• Named Insurance Services Division president in 1982
• Instrumental in managing the firm's strategic initiatives
• Managed the firm's relocation to its new Headquarters at 353 North Clark Street – Chicago
• Initiated the Insurance Services Division's growth strategy, which included 19 acquisitions, the development of several niche practice groups and the business's standing as the largest independent insurance agency in Chicago
• Significant transactions include:
  • Charles U Victor 12/84, Sol D Adler 6/86, Enterprise Planning 7/88, ICO 11/88, Donchin Hecht 6/91, Northrisk Mgrs 8/94, Hanchette & Company 10/94,Boockford Agency 2/97, Skryd Insurance Agency 2/03, Near North Group Chicago 8/03, Settlement Planning 1/06, Dann Insurance 10/06

• Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, vice chair
• The Executives' Club of Chicago, board of directors
• The Economic Club of Chicago, member
• The Commercial Club of Chicago, member
• Business Council of the Art Institute of Chicago, member
• Cook County Economic Advisory Council, member
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, board member
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, member
• Rush University Medical Center, board of trustees
• American Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled, national board member
• Big Shoulders Fund, board of directors
• James Tyree Foundation, board of directors
• Children's Place Leadership Advisory Council, member
• Foundation Fighting Blindness, Midwest Executive Committee member
• American Cancer Society – CEOs Against Cancer, member
• Jesse White Community Center, Capital Campaign Co-Chair
• Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Legacy of Learning Campaign Co-Chair