Michelle Maguire is a Managing Director for Mesirow's client service and business development team, where she focuses on corporations, public plans, foundations and endowments in the Midwest and Eastern United States.

Michelle has more than 35 years of industry experience and has been with Mesirow since 2020, when the Chicago Equity Partners (CEP) Fixed Income team joined the firm. At CEP, she held a similar role and, prior to joining CEP in 1997, held positions at Chicago Trust Company, Feldman Investment Group and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Michelle earned a Bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Northern Illinois University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of Chicago and Women Investment Professionals.