Ted is a co-president of Kovitz Investment Group, LLC, a Chicago-based investment management firm. He oversees the firm’s operations in addition to working with the firm’s alternative investment offerings, most recently heading up Kovitz Private Holdings, LLC, an affiliated private equity holding company. 

Previously, Ted served as chief financial officer for a regional coffee and tea distributor. Ted is currently a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. 

He received his bachelor’s in finance from DePaul University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with concentrations in entrepreneurship, and management and organizations.