Eric T. McKissack, CFA, is an investment executive, entrepreneur, and independent board member. As founder and former chief executive officer of Channing Capital Management, he was at the helm of the Chicago-based investment manager for 15 years. Previously, he served as vice chairman and co-chief investment officer of Ariel Investments. Eric has also served in other corporate and nonprofit board roles. He currently serves on the boards of Farmer Mac (NYSE:AGM); Northern Trust’s FlexShares ETF Funds, where he serves as chair; Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds; and McKissack & McKissack, a family and privately held engineering and design firm based in Washington, DC. His civic engagements include the boards of The Arts Club of Chicago, the Graham Foundation, the Berkeley Haas School of Business, and the Grand Victoria Foundation, which he chairs. Eric is also a trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. He earned his SB from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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