Hawkins Joins Baird Private Wealth Management as Associate Branch Manager
SEATTLE, WA (January 14, 2026) – Today, Baird, an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm, announced the hire of Janet Hawkins as an Associate Branch Manager. She will help to oversee the firm’s Seattle Private Wealth Management office.
Hawkins comes to Baird with more than three decades of industry experience. In the past, she has held leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab and Ameriprise Financial, where she partnered closely with advisors and leadership teams to drive growth, attract and develop talent, and strengthen culture.
I am thrilled to join Baird to continue helping grow our footprint in the Seattle area. I look forward to working closely with advisors to build successful, sustainable practices as well as with teams to support client success for long-term growth within this community.
Janet Hawkins, Associate Branch Manager
Hawkins holds Series 9 and 10 certifications and graduated from Allegheny College with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
Janet is a passionate and energetic leader who is well-known for her deep understanding and commitment to the local Seattle community, collaborative leadership style, client-centric approach, and thoughtful perspectives on practice management, which are all values that underscore Baird’s people-first culture. Her exceptional recruiting knowledge and skills will no doubt also prove to be instrumental in further expanding the firm’s presence in Seattle and greater Pacific Northwest region.
John Ramseyer, Branch Manager
The Seattle office is a key part of Baird’s ongoing private wealth management expansion in Washington. In August 2025, Brian Petersdorf joined as an Associate Branch Manager and Stacey Mulier recently joined as the Branch Administrative Supervisor. Along with the firm’s four other private wealth management offices in the state in Bellevue, Mount Vernon, Spokane and Yakima, it is committed to providing clients with the best financial advice and services.
Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses nearly 1,400 Financial Advisors averaging 20 years of industry experience and serving clients coast-to-coast with client assets of more than $350 billion as of June 30, 2025.
About Baird
Established in 1919, Baird has more than 5,300 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $525 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2025. 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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