John R. Kaufman
Managing Director, Investment Advisory
350 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654  |  312.595.6310  | 

Areas of Focus: Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management

Profile:

  • Provides asset allocation and investment strategies for affluent individuals, family offices, corporations and institutions
  • Utilizes an array of investment vehicles to build customized portfolios that respond to his clients' short- and long-term financial objectives
  • Maintains more than 15 years in the financial services industry, with a specialization in investments
  • Joined Mesirow Financial in 1995 after serving as a senior vice president for a Midwestern-based investment firm where he was responsible for institutional markets and fixed income
  • Member of Mesirow Financial's Select Manager Advisory Committee, which focuses on performing due diligence on professional money managers
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designee (AIF®)
Education:
  • B.S., University of Iowa
Affiliations:
  • Talarico Ataxia Foundation, co-chair
  • Chicago International Film Festival, board member
  • Kaufman Foundation, president