Senior Management

Zia Uddin
President & Co-Portfolio Manager, Institutional Portfolios
Phone: 312-523-2374
Email: zuddin@monroecap.com
Office Location: Chicago
Joined the team: 2007
Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Finance
- The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, M.B.A. in Finance and Econometrics
- Chartered Financial Analyst®
- Non-practicing Certified Public Accountant
Experience
- Franklin Street Equity Partners LP, Principal
- Pharos Equity, Principal
- Arthur Andersen LLP, Manager
Organizations
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Turnaround Management Association
- CFA Society of Chicago
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Favorite Food: Cheesecake
Favorite Movie: Quick Change
Full Bio
Mr. Uddin is President and Co-Portfolio Manager, Institutional Portfolios. As President, he oversees and implements Monroe’s long-term growth initiatives. He also served as Co-President of MCAP Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: MACQU), a special purpose acquisition corporation. Mr. Uddin focuses on Monroe Capital’s software, technology-enabled and business services companies. He works extensively with sponsors and non-sponsors on their investments. He also sits on various boards of directors for Monroe Capital’s investments. He joined the firm in 2007 and is a member of Monroe’s Investment Committee. Mr. Uddin has over 25 years of management consulting, corporate finance, private equity, turnaround and investing experience. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Uddin was a Partner and Principal with two middle market private equity funds. Prior to that, he was a Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP where he provided management consulting services to a wide range of clients. Mr. Uddin has also had numerous operating roles at middle market companies including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer. Mr. Uddin earned his M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his B.S. from University of Illinois. He is a CFA charter holder and is a non-practicing CPA.