Mary Jo Hayes

Mary Jo Hayes is a Managing Director and Senior Advisor in Mesirow Legal & Compliance. In this capacity, she provides strategic regulatory and compliance guidance across the firm’s Investment Advisory, Investment Management and Capital Markets and Investment Banking businesses. She also advises senior leadership on complex regulatory matters and supports ongoing compliance initiatives involving oversight by the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, NFA and other regulators.

Mary Jo previously served as Mesirow Chief Compliance Officer. She joined Mesirow in 2011 with more than 35 years of industry experience, bringing deep regulatory expertise and practical insight to firmwide risk management and governance.

She holds multiple securities licenses and was a former arbitrator with the New York Stock Exchange.