Melanie Castellanos is a Vice President in Mesirow Public Finance. She provides transaction execution, deal structuring and quantitative analysis for municipal bond issuers.

Prior to joining Mesirow in 2016, Melanie worked at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. where she was a Public Finance Analyst. She participated in the municipal debt financings and quantitative analysis of numerous clients in the Midwest. 

Melanie is a member of the Association of Latino Professionals for America and a member of the Catholic Charities of Chicago junior board. She was previously on the Board of Imerman Angels. 

Melanie earned a Bachelor of Science in politics and government and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Illinois State University. She holds FINRA Series 50, 52 and 63 licenses.