Ms. Zerhusen is the principal founder of Fairpointe Capital LLC, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of the firm. She is part of the Investment Team, serving as lead portfolio manager for the Mid-Cap Equity and ESG Equity Strategies, including the AMG Managers Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund, the AMG Managers Fairpointe ESG Equity Fund, and institutional separate accounts.

Prior to founding Fairpointe Capital, Ms. Zerhusen was the Chief Investment Officer for Mid-Cap Equities at a predecessor firm, beginning in October of 2003.

Ms. Zerhusen also spent four years at Talon Asset Management, as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, where she began managing the Aston (now AMG) Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund. She has managed the fund without interruption for over fifteen years, thus preserving the long-term track record.

Previously, she was employed by The Burridge Group as principal and portfolio manager for a tax-sensitive mid-cap product, and spent eleven years as Senior Investment Analyst at Sears Investment Management Company.

Ms. Zerhusen started her career as an Investment Research Officer at Harris Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago and was responsible for in-depth financial analysis of company fundamentals and industry trends. She has been a guest on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser, CNNfn’s Mutual Fundamentals, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

Ms. Zerhusen received am M.S. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with concentrations in life sciences, biotechnology, and economics. She has an M.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois. She is also a member of the Financial Analysts Federation. Primarily educated in Switzerland, Ms. Zerhusen is fluent in English, French, and German.