Harris myCFO, the US-based family office advisory unit of BMO Financial Group, has appointed Leslie Grant as vice president, responsible for delivering capital advisory and banking services to Chicago’s BMO Harris Bank clientele.  

In addition to providing traditional banking services, the capital advisory and custom banking group advises clients on liability management and the financing or monetization of assets such as real estate, aircraft, fine art and alternative investment assets.

Grant has over 20 years of experience in structured finance, having worked with private companies, private equity firms and affluent families, the firm said.

Most recently, Grant served as a vice president and financial advisor for an independent investment research firm in the US, and worked at a global finance company before that, BMO said.