John P. Calamos, Sr.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Investments

During a distinguished investment career spanning more than 40 years, John P. Calamos, Sr. has provided investors with innovative strategies for building and protecting wealth over market cycles.  As a member of the Wealth Management Investment Committee, he participates in the portfolio oversight of Calamos Wealth Management clients and is actively involved with ongoing communication.

John received his undergraduate degree in Economics and M.B.A. in Finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago and won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award for the financial services sector, Lake Michigan Area program for 2006.

A well recognized pioneer in risk-management strategies, he is the author of two books: Investing in Convertible Securities: Your Complete Guide to the Risks and Rewards, and Convertible Securities: the Latest Instruments, Portfolio Strategies, and Valuation Analysis, along with numerous articles in various financial journals. He is often quoted in the press, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, Fortune, BusinessWeek and Pensions & Investments. He has appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNNfn, Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street and Nightly Business Report.

John is deeply committed to promoting education, and has taught graduate level courses on finance and investments. He is a member of the Boards of Trustees of Illinois Institute of Technology and Benedictine University.

He is an active philanthropist, and is proud to lend his support to a number of Hellenic organizations, among others.