Senior Management
Tom Aronson
Vice Chairman & Head of Originations
Phone: 312-523-2364
Email: taronson@monroecap.com
Office Location: Chicago
Joined the team: 2004
Education
- Indiana University, B.S. in Finance and Marketing
- DePaul University, M.B.A. in Management Accounting
Experience
- Hilco Capital LP, Head of Originations
- Cole Taylor Bank, Senior Vice President & Group Head, Business Banking Group
- Barton Chemical Corp, Chief Financial Officer
- American National Bank (now JP Morgan Chase), VP – Commercial Lending
Organizations
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Commercial Finance Association
- Turnaround Management Association
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Favorite Food: Cereal
Favorite Movie: Stripes
Full Bio
Mr. Aronson is a Vice Chairman and Head of Originations of Monroe Capital. He is responsible for leading all transaction sourcing efforts and structuring investments. He is a Co-Founder of the firm and a member of Monroe’s Investment Committee. Mr. Aronson has over 35 years of commercial lending and private debt experience. Prior to Monroe, he served at Hilco Capital sourcing, structuring and underwriting debt transactions since 2002. Prior to Hilco Capital, Mr. Aronson was a Senior Vice President and Group Head in the Business Banking Group of Cole Taylor Bank, where he was responsible for asset-based lending, correspondent banking, public funds and a commercial lending division. He also served for seven years as a commercial lender with American National Bank (now JP Morgan Chase Bank) and as Chief Financial Officer of Barton Chemical Corporation, a privately held consumer products company. Mr. Aronson earned his M.B.A. in Management Accounting from DePaul University and a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Indiana University. He is a member of the Commercial Finance Association, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Association for Corporate Growth.