Senior Management
Zia Uddin
President
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 of Monroe Capital. In this role, he focuses on Monroe’s day-to-day and strategic long-term growth initiatives. He is also focuses on Monroe’s Institutional Direct Lending activities as Portfolio Manager and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund (“MLEND”), a public, non traded business development company. Mr. Uddin also specializes on Monroe Capital’s software, technology-enabled and business services lending, as well as the Firm’s Independent Sponsor initiatives. His experience includes past and present roles as a Board member of various public and private companies. He joined the Firm in 2007 and is a member of Monroe’s Investment Committee. Mr. Uddin has over 30 years of management consulting, corporate finance, private equity, turnaround and investing experience. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Uddin held various positions in private equity and management consulting firms. Mr. Uddin held different operating roles at several middle market companies. 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.
