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 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2017, he was at Calamos Investments where he was responsible for leading the research effort for U.S. cyclicals. In this capacity, he conducted top-down and fundamental analysis on applicable sectors and made portfolio recommendations for potential investments. Before that, he was a buy-side senior equity Research Analyst at Columbia Wanger Investment Management and has also held analyst roles at William Blair & Company and Robert W. Baird & Company.

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. 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.