Eric Jacobsohn is a Managing Director in Mesirow’s Equity Management group. He serves as a Portfolio Manager for the small cap and small-mid strategies and provides coverage for materials and industrial-related companies.

Eric has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2017, he worked at Calamos Investments where he was the sector head for U.S. cyclicals. In this capacity, he conducted fundamental analysis on the industrial, energy, and materials sectors and made portfolio recommendations. Prior to Calamos Investments, he worked as a buy-side senior equity research analyst at Columbia Wanger Investment Management and as a sell-side equity research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Company.

Eric earned a BBA in finance and real estate from the University of Wisconsin, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Eric is a CFA® Charterholder, a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute, and earned the FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.