Brian D. Price
Brian Price serves as CEO of Mesirow Wealth Management. In this capacity, he is responsible for the strategy, growth and market positioning of the firm’s private wealth business which manages over $10 billion of assets.1 He is a member of the Mesirow Board of Directors and is integral to Mesirow’s strategic acquisitions and overall firm strategy and serves on the Investment Banking Executive Committee.
Brian has more than 18 years of financial services experience. He joined the firm as an investment banking Analyst in 2006 and has subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility and leadership. Most recently, he served as Interim Head of Wealth Management, President and Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking, and Head of Advisory Services. In each of these roles, Brian provided strategic direction and oversight, driving strong organic growth as well as acquisitions and key hires. He remains active with Mesirow Investment Banking in a Chairman capacity, where he works closely with the leadership team, enhances team culture and facilitates collaboration between the investment banking and wealth management groups.
In 2013, Brian’s achievements were recognized by The M&A Advisor, and he was named a winner of the 40 under 40 Awards for his work as a dealmaker in the M&A, financing and restructuring industry. Brian is active in his community and supports several philanthropic causes and charitable organizations. He serves on the board of directors and investment committee of Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. In addition, he serves on the executive committee of the board of directors for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 79 licenses.
1 | Mesirow Wealth Management has more than $10B in assets under management and assets under advisement as of 12.31.2023. Some assets under advisement (“AUA”) are on a 45-to-90-day lag due to time needed to confirm away assets.