Keith Ellison is a Managing Director and Associate Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Management group at Mesirow. In his role, he is responsible for portfolio analysis and credit research specializing in energy, utilities, transportation and financials for the high yield strategies.

Keith has 14 years of investment management experience. Prior to joining Mesirow in 2018, he was a Senior Analyst at Armory Capital. Previously, he was a Merchant Banking Associate and Analyst at Redwood Capital Group (formerly Gemini Partners). He also served in the United States Peace Corps as a small business development consultant in La Libertad, Peru.

Keith earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and history from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.