Thomas J. Allison
Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC

Chicago, IL
+1 312.595.8550

Corporate Recovery
  • Provides leadership in complex turnaround situations, advising major reorganizations, managing investment funds, negotiating loan agreements, placing loans for companies in distress and insolvencies.
  • Extensive experience serving a wide variety of industries including aviation, transportation, retail, consumer products, general manufacturing, importing, distribution, high technology, healthcare, food and paper and packaging
Interim Management
  • Serves in interim management and chief restructuring officer roles for numerous companies across multiple industries
  • Past engagements include USA Commercial Mortgage Company, FPA Medical management, Inc., First NLC Financial Services and Levitt and Sons
Operations and Performance Improvement
  • Provides financial advisory services involving business organizations experiencing significant financial and operating difficulties
Profile
  • Previously served as the national restructuring practice leader at Huron Consulting
  • A founder and former chairman of the Association for Certified Turnaround Professionals (ACTP)
  • Director and past chairman of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
  • Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP)
Accomplishments
  • Led team which earned the 2007 TMA Transaction of the Year – Large Company award for USA Commercial Mortgage Company
Education
  • B.S., DePaul University
  • M.B.A., DePaul University
Affiliations
  • Turnaround Management Association, member
  • Commercial Finance Association, member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, member
  • Robert Morris Associates, member