David Meyer is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Traditional Investment Management Operations. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading the group that provides trading and operational support to the various investment teams comprising our traditional investment management platform.  In addition, he manages our Security Processing group, which provides middle and back office support to various business units within our Advisory Services group including Wealth Management and Retirement and Advisory Services.

David has more than 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2016, he was the Chief Operating Officer and oversaw trading, operations and information technology for Fiduciary Management Associates, LLC, which was acquired by Mesirow. Before that, he worked for The Northern Trust Company.

David has served on the Institutional Committee of the National Security Traders Association. He is a past president of the Security Traders Association of Chicago and a former advisory board member for Institutional Investor’s Trader Forum. In addition, he provides significant contribution to the firm’s participation in the Big Shoulders Fund’s “Stock Market Program” which provides education on the concepts of investing to eighth grade students in the neediest areas of inner-city Chicago.

David earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and economics from Loyola University of Chicago.