Mesirow has announced that Bradley Karelitz has joined Mesirow Private Equity as senior vice president.
In this new role, Karelitz will focus on business development and fundraising for the firm’s private equity products, inclusive of primary partnership investments, secondary investments and co-investments.
Karelitz joins Mesirow after serving as vice president, investor relations at HarbourVest, where he focused on coordinating, monitoring and enhancing relationships with new and existing investors, as well as investment consultants. Prior to that, Karelitz held sales, business development and relationship management roles at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
“We are excited to welcome Brad to the team as we look to serve a growing set of sophisticated investors around the world,” says