Ted graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in economics in 2006. Following graduation he started his professional career with Mercer Consulting, working as a government healthcare analyst. From there he went to work for Cherry Tree & Associates, which is a middle market investment bank located in Minneapolis. In this role as an analyst, he was able to work on both sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions from many different industries. Mr. Willems hopes to incorporate his M&A work experience and MBA course work to continue his career in investment banking.