Awards & Recognition

Baird provides acclaimed equity research, sales, trading and corporate access to institutional clients around the world – and our equities expertise and reputation as a great place to work have garnered recognition from a variety of industry resources.

Baird’s Global Institutional Equities & Research Services and Capabilities

Extel
TipRanks

Our award-winning equity research is complemented by the macro and policy insights of Strategas, an independent Baird affiliate ranked by Extel (formally Institutional Investor Research) as the top Macro-Only Research Firm for 9 consecutive years (2025.)

Extel rankings issued October 2025 based on data through June 2025. Strategas was ranked the #1 Macro-Only Sell-Side firm in Extel’s All-America Research survey. Rankings, ratings or awards may not be representative of any specific client's experience. Extel official rankings and methodology here: https://www.extelinsights.com/results

Top Wall Street Analysts

We’re pleased to share that 10 of Baird’s Senior Research Analysts recently ranked among the top 5% of all analysts on Wall Street, according to TipRanks.* An additional 9 Baird analysts ranked among the top 10%.

	Peter Arment, Senior Research Analyst covering Aerospace & Defense, ranked in the top 1% of all analysts. His team includes Jan-Frans Engelbrecht, Senior Research Associate; Research Analyst, Sunny Singh; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Peter Benedict, Senior Research Analyst covering Retail/Consumer Products & Services, ranked among the top 2% of all analysts. His team includes Zak Beeck, Research Associate; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Andrew Wittmann, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Facility and Industrial Services (Engineering & Construction), ranked among the top 3% of all analysts. His team includes Justin Hauke, Senior Research Analyst; Rohan Vasudeva, Research Analyst; and Brenda Frazier, Senior Research Coordinator.
	David Manthey, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Industrial Distribution & Environmental Services, ranked in the top 3% of all analysts. His team includes Inara Khan, Research Associate; and Noelle Simone, Research Coordinator.
	Shrenik Kothari, Senior Research Analyst covering Security and Infrastructure Software, ranked in the top 3% of all analysts. His team includes Zach Schneider, Research Analyst; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	William Power, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Cloud Software, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Yanni Sammoilis, Research Associate; and Talitha Hellams, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Mircea (Mig) Dobre, CFA, Associate Director of Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Machinery & Diversified Industrial, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Joseph M. Grabowski, CFA, Senior Research Associate; Peter Kalemkarian, Research Associate; and Julie Valentine, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Tristan Gerra, CFA, Senior Research Analyst covering Semiconductor Components, ranked among the top 4% of all analysts. His team includes Tyler Bomba, Research Associate; and Brenda Frazier, Senior Research Coordinator.
	Jonathan Komp, CFA, Associate Director of Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Active Lifestyles: Apparel, Footwear, & Fitness, ranked among the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Alex Conway, Research Associate; Trina Deltuva, Senior Research Specialist; and Debbie Mahan, Senior Research Coordinator.
	David Koning, Associate Director of Research and Senior Research Analyst covering Financial Technology, Payments, & Services, ranked in the top 5% of all analysts. His team includes Robby Bamberger, CFA, Senior Research Associate; Jacob Haggarty, Research Analyst; and Laice Perry, Senior Research Coordinator.

The nine additional Senior Research Analysts that ranked among the top 10% of all Wall Street analysts included Robert Mason (Advanced Industrial Technology); Colin Sebastian (Internet and Interactive Entertainment); David George, CFA (U.S. Banks); Michael Halloran (Flow & Motion Solutions); Joe Vruwink (Vertical Software); David Tarantino (Restaurants); Catherine Ramsey Schulte (Life Sciences & Diagnostics); Mark Marcon (Human Capital Technology & Solutions); and Justin Hauke (Facility & Industrial Services).

*According to TipRanks, as of 1/7/26 ten of Baird’s Senior Research Analysts ranked among the top 5% of all analysts on Wall Street and an additional nine ranked among the top 10%.