John Pierson

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Mr. John Pierson serves as Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer, Institutional Real Estate Direct Investments at Mesirow Financial. In that role, he oversees financial reporting, tax compliance, and cash management operations. Additionally, he is responsible for ownership structuring and debt compliance of the team's portfolios. He has more than 25 years of experience in investment management accounting and reporting, treasury, and financial analysis. Prior to assuming his current role, he was a senior vice president in the corporate accounting and finance group at Mesirow Financial, responsible for corporate and investment partnership accounting for the firm's real estate development, private equity, investment strategies, and consulting businesses. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).