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Thomas McCarthy

Manager, Senior Managing Director, and Secretary at Heitman Capital Management

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationUpdated

Thomas McCarthy is Manager, Senior Managing Director, and Secretary of Heitman Capital Management LLC, a Chicago investment adviser managing $6.09B. Thomas McCarthy has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 6 licensing exams.

6
Licensing exams

From the IAPD record, checked 22 October 2026SEC record

Career

Thomas McCarthy has been Manager, Senior Managing Director, and Secretary of Heitman Capital Management since December 1994, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Thomas McCarthy studied at Western Illinois University.

Heitman Capital Management LLC is a Chicago, IL firm with $6.09B under management, 29 clients and 184 advisers across 10 offices, as of its March 2026 filing.

Thomas McCarthy is Executive Vice President in Heitman's North American Private Real Estate Equity group and a member of the firm's North American Private Equity Investment Committee. He serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the funds in the Heitman Value Series. He began his career at Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) and joined the portfolio management group of JMB Institutional Realty in 1984.

No adviser firm registrations are on Thomas McCarthy’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Professional designations

Listed by Heitman Capital Management

  • CPA

Examinations

Series 142 January 2023
Name
Compliance Officer Examination
Series 79TO2 January 2023
Name
Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2414 September 1999
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 721 June 1995
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 638 June 1995
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Key facts

Full name
Thomas Donovan McCarthy
CRD
2540415
Firm
Heitman Capital Management · CRD 105480
Role
Manager, Senior Managing Director, and Secretary
Registration
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
Firm bio
heitman.com

Common questions

Where does Thomas McCarthy work?

Thomas McCarthy has been Manager, Senior Managing Director, and Secretary of Heitman Capital Management LLC since December 1994, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 27 March 2026

Does Thomas McCarthy have a current investment-adviser registration?

Thomas McCarthy has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

What exams has Thomas McCarthy passed?

Thomas McCarthy has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 63, Series 7, Series 24, Series 14, Series 79TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 63, was passed in June 1995. FINRA credited Thomas McCarthy with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Thomas McCarthy registered with FINRA?

Yes. Thomas McCarthy has a current broker registration, under CRD 2540415.

Source: FINRA BrokerCheck

How can I verify Thomas McCarthy’s record?

Search CRD 2540415 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Thomas McCarthy’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Leadership at Heitman Capital Management

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2540415, checked 22 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Heitman Capital Management LLC, filed 27 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Heitman Capital Management team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.