Michael Vitek is a Managing Director in Mesirow Equity Management. He serves as an analyst for the small cap value and small-mid cap value strategies and provides coverage for the technology and healthcare sectors.

Michael has more than 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2016, he was a Senior Director and Research Analyst for Fiduciary Management Associates, LLC, which was acquired by Mesirow. Before that, he served as an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Allstate Corporation and as an equity and fixed income analyst at State Farm. He began his career at Arthur Andersen.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in finance, economics and accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Michael is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute.