Terry Athas Senior Managing Director, Office of the Chairman
353 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654  |  312.595.6181  |

Area of Focus: Business Development

Profile:

• Specializes in determining the financial needs of businesses and institutions
• Clients range from institutions, such as pension funds, to manufacturing companies and law firms
• Plays a significant role in growing Mesirow Financial's Public Finance, Private Equity and Investment Services Divisions
• Responsible for the strategic development of client programs that incorporate all property/casualty and employee benefits insurance products as well as investment management services offered by Mesirow Financial
• Previously a national sales manager for E.O.I. Service Company, managing the voluntary employee benefits program
• Holds a Series 7 Securities license

• Founded the Midwest Chapter of the City of Hope Insurance Industry Council in 1990, which has raised more than $6 million to date
• Named Man of the Year for Holy Cross High School in 2003

• B.A., Wake Forest University

• The S.O.S. Children's Villages, treasurer and board member
• Illinois Ambassadors, appointed board member by Governor James Edgar to serve on a special commission to explore the role of venture capital as it relates to the State of Illinois