In October 2003, Mitch and his partners founded Kovitz to provide asset management services and financial solutions to high-net-worth individuals and institutions nationwide. Mitch serves as the firm’s Co-Chief Investment Officer in Chicago and sits on multiple investment teams, including Core Equity Strategy, Hedged Equity, Industrial Real Estate, Diversified Real Estate and Chicago Capital Partners, a private equity holding company. He is the managing principal of the firm’s Family Office Services division and serves as CIO to certain families. In early 2024, Mitch was named Vice Chairman of Focus Financial Partners. As a firm, Kovitz applies the valued-based investment methodology pioneer