Eli Pars
Chief Investment Officer at Calamos Investments LLC
Profile
Mr. Elias J.
Pars, CFA MBA, is a Co-Chief Investmetn Officer, Head of Alternative Strategies, Co-Head of Convertible Strategies & Senior Co-Portfolio Manager at Calamos Advisors LLC and at Calamos Investments LLC.
He is responsible for oversight of investment team resources, investment processes, performance and risk.
As Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, he manages investment team members and has portfolio management responsibilities for those investment verticals.
He is a member of the Calamos Investment Committee, which is charged with providing a top-down framework, maintaining oversight of risk and performance metrics, and evaluating investment process.
He has over 35 years of industry experience, including 15 at Calamos.
Prior to returning to Calamos in 2013, he was a Portfolio Manager at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, where he co-managed a convertible arbitrage portfolio.
Previously, he held senior roles at Mulligan Partners LLC, Ritchie Capital and SAM Investments/The Hampshire Company.
Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager at Calamos.
He received a B.A.
in English Literature from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A.
with a specialization in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Eli Pars active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Calamos Advisors LLC
 Calamos Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Calamos Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Calamos, Sr. in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC, ultimately held by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Advisors provides investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations and financial institutions, registered investment companies or mutual funds, closed-end funds, charitable institutions, foundations and endowments, corporate pensions, profit sharing and other retirement plans, municipalities, individuals, Taft-Hartley plans, and pooled investment vehicles. | Head-Equity Investments | 01/01/2013 |
Calamos Investments LLC
 Calamos Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Calamos Investments LLC is a global investment firm headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John P. Calamos in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Calamos Partners LLC. Calamos Investments offers a range of global investment solutions through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, and UCITS funds. Their clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. | Chief Investment Officer | 01/01/2013 |
Former positions of Eli Pars
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|---|---|---|
CFI Partners LLC
 CFI Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance CFI Partners LLC (CFIP) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2005 by Brad Couri and Levoyd Robinson. They are a subsidiary of Amistad Investment Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Amistad Financial Group LLC. CFIP provides discretionary investment advisory services to collateralized loan obligation (CLO) vehicles and closed-end, delayed draw private investment vehicles. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2012 |
Calamos Advisors LLC
Calamos Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Calamos Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Calamos, Sr. in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC, ultimately held by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Advisors provides investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations and financial institutions, registered investment companies or mutual funds, closed-end funds, charitable institutions, foundations and endowments, corporate pensions, profit sharing and other retirement plans, municipalities, individuals, Taft-Hartley plans, and pooled investment vehicles. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Hampshire Co., Inc.
 Hampshire Co., Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Hampshire Co., Inc. provided touch screen controller electronics and software technology. It offered supply performance decoding for analog resistive and capacitive touch screens. The company was founded by Carl Bauman and Jerry Hanauer in 1995 and was headquartered in Brown Deer, WI. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Ritchie Capital Management LLC
 Ritchie Capital Management LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founded in 1997 by Thane Ritchie, Ritchie Capital Management LLC is a global alternative asset management firm located in Geneva, Illinois with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Menlo Park, California | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Eli Pars
| University of Illinois | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Calamos Advisors LLC
Calamos Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Calamos Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Calamos, Sr. in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC, ultimately held by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Advisors provides investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations and financial institutions, registered investment companies or mutual funds, closed-end funds, charitable institutions, foundations and endowments, corporate pensions, profit sharing and other retirement plans, municipalities, individuals, Taft-Hartley plans, and pooled investment vehicles. | Finance |
CFI Partners LLC
CFI Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance CFI Partners LLC (CFIP) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2005 by Brad Couri and Levoyd Robinson. They are a subsidiary of Amistad Investment Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Amistad Financial Group LLC. CFIP provides discretionary investment advisory services to collateralized loan obligation (CLO) vehicles and closed-end, delayed draw private investment vehicles. | Finance |
Ritchie Capital Management LLC
Ritchie Capital Management LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founded in 1997 by Thane Ritchie, Ritchie Capital Management LLC is a global alternative asset management firm located in Geneva, Illinois with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Menlo Park, California | Finance |
Hampshire Co., Inc.
Hampshire Co., Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Hampshire Co., Inc. provided touch screen controller electronics and software technology. It offered supply performance decoding for analog resistive and capacitive touch screens. The company was founded by Carl Bauman and Jerry Hanauer in 1995 and was headquartered in Brown Deer, WI. | Electronic Technology |
Calamos Investments LLC
Calamos Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Calamos Investments LLC is a global investment firm headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John P. Calamos in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Calamos Partners LLC. Calamos Investments offers a range of global investment solutions through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, and UCITS funds. Their clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. | Finance |
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