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Mesirow Workplace Inclusion Policy Statement

Our pledge

At Mesirow, our commitment to establishing and supporting an inclusive financial services industry is uncompromising and unconditional. This work begins with our own organization, and we stand proudly with our clients and all allies to achieve this worthwhile goal.

An inclusive Mesirow attracts the best talent, optimizes all contributions, enhances our brand, strengthens communities, and leads to economic prosperity. Our approach to inclusion recognizes and accommodates all the ways in which people are different by birth, by choice, by abilities, by financial background, by heritage and by experience. Within this understanding, we are committed to improving the quality of life of all communities in which we do business.

We view the successful attainment of our inclusion goals and objectives as essential to elevating the competitive positioning of our brand. We live out these commitments in alignment with the following beliefs and actions relative to our colleagues, clients, and communities. 

I | Colleagues

We believe:

  • Our workforce shall reflect the range of experience in the available labor force: gender, culture, age/generation, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation/gender expression, religion, thinking style, physical and cognitive abilities/disabilities, language, region/state/country of origin, and social class.
  • Diverse perspectives and alternate ways of thinking must be encouraged and respected.  
  • Inclusive environments allow all talent to thrive.  
  • Implicit and institutional bias is unacceptable.
  • Everyone shall have equal opportunity to develop the fullness of their potential.
  • Everyone shall be evaluated in a manner that is perceived to be fair and transparent.
  • Opportunities for promotion shall be accessible to all with well-defined, unambiguous, and objective criteria and expectations.
  • Everyone shall be rewarded equitably for their contributions.

II | Clients

We believe:

  • Our central objective is to optimize return on investment for all stakeholders.
  • We should pursue a wide pool of customers and expand our traditional and legacy client networks.
  • Our investment products should consider and support companies that have developed a strong sustainable framework which includes socially responsible outcomes directed at inclusion objectives that help to produce optimal results within the context of our business needs.  
  • Our products and services should be tailored to the mindsets, priorities, cultural preferences, and economic conditions of a vast range of people.

III | Community

We believe:

  • We shall provide levels of comprehensive support, including financial and volunteerism, that make a true, lasting and positive impact on inclusivity.
  • We shall support organizations that align with our goals and objectives of strengthening underserved communities.  

  • Our efforts shall include areas of impact including economic development and education, including giving to organizations and initiatives that support all communities at the middle school, high school and college level across a spectrum of academic and community achievement). We also seek to provide financial literacy opportunities, and support engagement with alumni associations with significant underrepresented populations.

    Our aspiration

    Through 1) implementation of workplace policy, procedures and strategies, 2) collaboration with clients and prospects, and 3) engagement with the communities where we have impact, we are resolved, through deliberate and intentional actions, to create inclusive outcomes for our company and our stakeholders.