Tess Cross

Tess Cross is a Director at Monroe Capital LLC based in Chicago, United States, where she focuses on portfolio management and underwriting for private credit products. Before joining the financial firm in 2021, she served as a Fall Associate at O’Brien Staley Partners and worked as an Analyst for the University of Chicago Office of Investments. Earlier in her career, Cross held the position of Senior Consultant at Northern Trust. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, and International Business from Indiana University and earned a Master of Business Administration with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. As a Chartered Financial Analyst and active member of the Turnaround Management Association, her current professional focus centers on corporate finance, credit underwriting, and private equity sponsor financing.