Baird Adds Veteran Advisor Mark L. Brenna to Wealth Management Office in Minnetonka

Minnetonka, MN (April 29, 2025) – Today, Baird, an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm, announced that it has added Mark L. Brenna as a Director and Financial Advisor to its wealth management office in Minnetonka, Minnesota. 

Brenna comes to Baird from RBC Capital, where he managed $336 million in assets. He has over 35 years of industry experience and graduated from St. Cloud State University and the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He enjoys volunteering in his local community, most recently serving as the Investment Committee chairman at Luther Seminary College for eight years.

“We are excited to have such an exceptional advisor like Mark Brenna join our Minnetonka branch,” said Karen Heintz, Market Director with Baird. “We look forward to working together to further enhance our best-in-class financial advice, service offerings and reach in the region.”

Baird has been a trusted partner to Minnesota families, communities, businesses and institutions since it established its first office in the state in 1974. In addition to Minnetonka, Baird has private wealth management offices in St. Paul, Edina and Rochester. Baird boasts over 60 associates across all offices in Minnesota, which includes an Asset Management, Fixed Income and Public Finance presence.

Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses more than 1,400 Financial Advisors averaging 20 years of industry experience and serving clients coast-to-coast with client assets of more than $330 billion as of Sept. 30, 2024.

About Baird

Established in 1919, Baird has approximately 5,400 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $490 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 13 on the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 22nd consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Robert W. Baird Limited and Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.

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