Kelly Cornelis

Ms. Cornelis is an experienced investor and board member with over 25 years of experience investing in the lower middle market.  She joined LaSalle Capital in 2005 and spent 19 years as a Partner and Chief Operating Advisor, where she was responsible for deal sourcing and execution, financial operations, portfolio management and investor relations.

Previously she led investment activities at SB Partners and began her career as an analyst at William Blair.  Kelly was a founding member of the Chicago Women in Private Equity, is a member of WAVE and PE WIN (Private Equity Women’s Investor Network) and served as a board member of MBBI (Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries) and ACG Chicago.

Kelly currently serves on the Board of Directors of Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta and BOF Corporation and previously served on the boards of Westminster Foods, Fresh Origins, United American Security, Impex Holdings, Avantech Testing Services and Gen3 Marketing.  She is also a Strategic Advisor to Organic Pantry and a member of The Seismic Group Advisory Council.

A Moline, Illinois, native, Kelly holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.