Jeffrey Levine

Background

About Jeffrey Levine

Jeff Levine is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Mesirow Financial. Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial company with a myriad of investment management and broker-dealer business lines. In this position, Jeff is responsible for Mesirow Financial’s global legal activities and policies including its overall compliance with applicable regulatory organizations such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission, National Futures Association and various other foreign and state agencies. Prior to joining Mesirow Financial, Jeff was an attorney advisor in the regulation division of the SEC, where he was responsible for the compliance of registered entities with federal securities regulations and self-regulatory agency rules. He also was assigned to the Enforcement Division of the SEC. Prior to his tenure at the SEC, Jeff was an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney. Jeff holds a juris doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University. He holds multiple securities licenses, passed the U.K.’s Principal of Financial Regulations and has earned the designation of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst program. Jeff also serves on FINRA’s District Committee and its series 14 test writing committee.