Monroe Securities, Inc. is a registered securities firm that has served the community bank capital markets since 1968. The firm is managed by entrepreneurs who, like our clients, understand the risk and commitment
required to build a business in a competitive market.
We demonstrate our commitment to our clients and our markets every day through the substantial investment of our capital to support liquidity in the community bank stock markets.
Management Team
Dan Kanter
President and Head of Capital Markets
312 327-2530
Dan has served as President and headed the capital markets practice since his investment firm acquired control of Monroe in 2003. Prior to Monroe, Dan spent seven years investing in privately-held businesses with Ravenswood Capital, a private equity firm he founded. Dan began his career as an attorney at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw representing clients in securities transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Dan earned a J.D. from Northwestern University and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1992 and a B.A. from University of California at Berkeley in 1987.
Greg Dingens
Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking
312 506-8752
Greg has 17 years of experience on Wall Street, advising clients in a variety of merger, acquisition and financing transactions. Over his career, he led over 100 transactions worth over $80 billion dollars while at CSFB, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers. Having spent his entire career in Chicago, Greg was a Managing Director and head of the Investment Banking Advisory Group at both Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.
Greg earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1992 and a B.A. from The University of Notre Dame in 1986.
Russ Feltes
Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales
312 506-8745
Russ joined Monroe in 2003. Russ has over 25 years’ experience covering the community banking industry in institutional sales and capital markets. From 1986 to 1997 he worked in the bank equities department of the Chicago Corporation, serving as its manager from 1992 to 1997. In 1997, he launched the Chicago office of Sandler O’Neill & Partners and most recently spent 4.5 years at the Chicago branch of McDonald Investments.
Russ earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Northern Illinois University in 1979 and a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Northern Illinois University in 1978.
Craig Carlino
Chief Compliance Officer
312 506-8750
Since joining the firm in 2002, Craig has served as Chief Compliance Officer. Craig also serves as the Relationship Manager for Monroe’s trading desk customers. Prior to joining Monroe, Craig worked as a Corporate Tax Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 7 years. Craig earned a M.B.A. in finance and accounting as well as a B.S. from the University of Buffalo.
Mike Shea
Head of Trading
312 506-8740
Mike has been a trader with Monroe since 2000. He serves as head of equity and preferred stock trading. Mike earned a B.S. from the University of Rochester.
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