Calamos Wealth Management Appoints Nancy E. Anderson J.D. as New Head of Wealth Strategy and Trust Services

    NAPERVILLE, IL, April 01, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Calamos Wealth Management, a full-service national wealth advisory firm serving individuals and high net worth families, announced the hiring of Nancy E. Anderson, J.D., as Senior Vice President and the firm's Head of Wealth Strategy and Trust Services. Anderson, who joins from BNY Mellon, where she served as regional vice president and senior wealth director, brings an extensive background in wealth management, trust and estate planning. Anderson will lead the fiduciary and trust growth of Calamos Private Trust. She will be based at Calamos Wealth Management's headquarters in Naperville, Illinois, and will have a national presence as she collaborates with the firm's advisors both there and at its offices in Florida and New York. 

"Nancy Anderson is among the most experienced and credentialed wealth strategists in the country," said Jim Baka, president of Calamos Wealth Management. Her technical expertise, hands-on approach and breadth of experience make her an ideal fit for leading wealth strategy in our collaborative, team-of-experts model." Nancy has a strong presence in the midwest (MN, WI and IL) and long term relationships with clients and centers of influence in the region. 

After beginning her career as a bank trust officer, Anderson earned a law degree in 1991 from William Mitchell College of Law and has been an active member of the Minnesota Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar association, Financial Planning Association (FPA). She engaged in private practice, focused on estate planning, before bringing her law and trust backgrounds together as a vice president and trust director with American Express (formerly IDS Trust Company.)

Most recently, Nancy was a senior wealth director at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in Chicago, where she led an integrated team providing portfolio management, trust planning and administration, and a wide range of private-banking services. Prior to BNY Mellon, Andersen held several senior wealth strategy and leadership positions at firms including Merrill Lynch Trust Company, Citigroup Global Wealth Management and US Bank Private Client Reserve. 

Anderson serves as a board member with the American Diabetes Association, the National Hispanic Bar Association, Mitchell Hamline College of Law Alumni Association (where she has also served as an adjunct professor) and her local Rotary Club. In the media, Anderson has been recognized among Top Women in Finance, (Real) Power 50 and Hispanic Women in Business. In addition to her law degree, she holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Arizona and a wide range of industry certifications including Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) and Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor ( ADPA), Chartered Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) from the Irwin Graduate School at the American College.

Anderson volunteers her time in the local community as a Hospital Magician for Open Heart Magic a non-profit organization bringing therapeutic magic to sick children at the University of Chicago Comer Children's hospital. 

About Calamos Wealth Management
Calamos Wealth Management LLC provides comprehensive investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, and small to mid-size institutions including foundations and charitable endowments. Services include investment advisory, comprehensive wealth planning, risk management, and generational wealth transfer, among others needed to meet the needs of its diverse clientele. Calamos Wealth Management headquarters are located in Naperville, Illinois with additional offices in New York and Florida. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC. Learn more at calamos.com/wm.

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