Meghan Kean
Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis | Chicago
Meghan joined the Chicago office of Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) in 2021 as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) . Meghan leads HRP’s budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting efforts and serves as a key resource in providing leadership with ongoing analysis to support long-term and short-term strategic planning and growth initiatives. Meghan is also responsible for managing and executing a wide range of transformational projects aimed at improving financial transparency and operational alignment across the organization.
Meghan has over 15 years of commercial real-estate finance experience and has served in various director roles across the CRE industry. Prior to joining HRP, Meghan was Director of FP&A at The Inland Real Estate Group where she recruited by firm leadership to re-engineer enterprise-wide financial planning and reporting processes. During Meghan’s tenure at Inland she was crucial in the implementation of several cutting-edge practices to enhance and improve operational effectiveness. Previously, Meghan spent 10 years with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) having served as a financial partner for several key service companies during a period of rapid growth. Most notably, Meghan was a pioneer in the formal establishment of the FP&A function at JLL, holding the first ever position as FP&A director for JLL’s Global Corporate Solutions Business.
Meghan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton School of Business where she graduated with honors in the areas of Finance, Accounting, and Economics. She is a recipient of numerous honors, including the 2020 Connect CRE Next Generation Award winner, 2017 Crain’s Business 40 under 40 honoree, and repeat keynote speaker for the Women’s Leadership Forum focusing on manager effectiveness in the workplace.