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Ms. Mary L.
Pierson is a Co-Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager at Fairpointe Capital LLC.
Prior to co-founding Fairpointe Capital, she served for seven years as a member of the Mid-Cap Investment Team, led by Ms. Zerhusen, at a predecessor firm.
Ms. Pierson’s prior experience includes fifteen years with Harris Bancorp and Harris Futures Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary.
While serving as General Manager at Harris Futures Corporation, she was responsible for managing all aspects of the institution, which operated as a Financial Futures Broker.
In prior positions at Harris, she conducted in-depth international economic research and analysis of foreign exchange exposure issues, along with currency trends and foreign political conditions related to investments.
Ms. Pierson received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University, a Master of Arts in Economics from Northwestern University, and an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago.
Former positions of Mary Louise Pierson
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Fairpointe Capital LLC
 Fairpointe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fairpointe Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 by Thyra Zerhusen, Marie Lorden, Mary Pierson and Robert Burnstine. Fairpointe Capital provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension or profit sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations & endowments, corporations, governmental entities, pooled investment vehicles, other registered investment advisors and consultants. Their flagship fund is AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid-Cap. | Chief Executive Officer | 30/04/2019 |
Optimum Investment Advisors LLC
 Optimum Investment Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Optimum Investment Advisors LLC (OIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1989. The firm is a subsidiary of Optimum Investment Group LLC. OIA provides investment advisory services consisting primarily of discretionary asset management through use of equity, fixed income and balanced (between equity securities such as stocks and fixed income securities such as municipal and government bonds) portfolios. Their clients include individual persons, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or similar business and governmental entities. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 30/04/2011 |
Training of Mary Louise Pierson
| DePauw University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Northwestern University | Graduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago | Masters Business Admin |
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Optimum Investment Advisors LLC
Optimum Investment Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Optimum Investment Advisors LLC (OIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1989. The firm is a subsidiary of Optimum Investment Group LLC. OIA provides investment advisory services consisting primarily of discretionary asset management through use of equity, fixed income and balanced (between equity securities such as stocks and fixed income securities such as municipal and government bonds) portfolios. Their clients include individual persons, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or similar business and governmental entities. | Finance |
Fairpointe Capital LLC
Fairpointe Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Fairpointe Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 by Thyra Zerhusen, Marie Lorden, Mary Pierson and Robert Burnstine. Fairpointe Capital provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension or profit sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations & endowments, corporations, governmental entities, pooled investment vehicles, other registered investment advisors and consultants. Their flagship fund is AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid-Cap. | Finance |
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