Melanie Susan Hummer

Hummer Financial Advisory Services, Inc. (HFAS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Melanie Hummer in 1999. HFAS provides investment advice to individuals, grantor trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable organizations, irrevocable trusts, Individual Retirement Accounts, participants in self-directed 401(k) and profit-sharing plans, and corporations.

Wintrust Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago. The firm is also known as Great Lakes Advisors LLC. Wintrust traces its origin to 1931 when Wayne Hummer, George Barnes and Harry Baum formed a financial services firm that provided investment advice to small and medium-sized banks. In 1981, after serving investors for 50 years, Wayne Hummer Management Co. was formed to provide discretionary, fee-based, investment management services. In 2002, Wayne Hummer Management Co. merged with Wintrust Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS: WTFC), a Chicago-based a financial services holding company and the firm became known as Wintrust Capital Management. Wintrust Capital Management consists of 3 divisions: Wayne Hummer Investments, the Chicago Trust Co. and Wayne Hummer Asset Management Co.