Women at Baird Achieve Your Aspirations
A Best Workplace
for Parents
Baird is honored to be recognized for the third time as one of the Best Workplaces for ParentsTM by Great Place to Work® in 2022. We are proud that our long-standing commitment to being a best place to work and our Total Rewards strategies create an environment where women like Andrea Unanka, Director of HR Operations & Technology, feel empowered to be their personal and professional best.
HER View From Here
This podcast series offers insights, advice and reflections from women who have overcome challenges to achieve excellence. In each episode, remarkable women share stories of personal and professional growth, unique experiences and the secrets to their success.
Expertise You Can Rely On
All of Baird's businesses – whether serving individuals and families or corporations, municipalities and institutions – are committed to helping people make important financial decisions. We provide insight and perspective to help you make them with confidence and – because we are employee-owned and free from distractions that can come with outside shareholders – certainty that your success is our priority.
Lauren Leibrandt, Director of Baird Global Investment Banking, talks to Entrepreneur Magazine about trailblazing trends in this dynamic sector.
Where the Best Build Success
At Baird we pride ourselves on being a destination of choice for top talent in our industry and a best workplace for women, including committing time, resources and effort to ensure fair and equitable pay. Our uniquely entreprenurial-yet-collaborative clients-first culture is designed to fuel your professional success and enhance your personal fulfillment.
Baird Capital is pleased to announce that Rebecca (Becca) Schlagenhauf, Vice President on the Global Private Equity team, has been named a 2022 “Women to Watch” honoree by The Wall Street Journal Pro: Private Equity.
A Caring Community Partner
At the end of the day everything we do at Baird is with the goal of improving people's lives and futures. That's a passion that extends beyond what we do for our clients and fuels our commitment to giving back in the communities we share.
Baird Advisors Co-Chief Investment Officer, Mary Ellen Stanek, explains the importance of having a servant leadership mentality.
Baird is Proud to Support these Organizations:
Why You Need a Succession Plan
Women today often split their focus between advancing a career and caring for family – sometimes multiple generations. Both roles involve significant financial responsibility and decision making. And, thanks to women having generally longer lifespans than men, many will find themselves taking on even more at some point in the future. The latest article from Baird Trust explains why it’s important for you to start planning for that eventuality now.
A Wealth of Advice
Coming from diverse backgrounds and experiences, supported by in-house planning and investment specialists, and informed by premier market insights, Baird's Financial Advisors are committed to helping you achieve your financial goals.
Having a plan can make a massive difference in how your family weathers challenges and builds on successes.
Where the Best Build Success
National recognition as a great place to work has brought some of the most successful women Financial Advisors to Baird. And our commitment to mentoring and helping women grow in their careeers helps us attract promising new talent as well.
We believe the best ideas come from passionate professionals working together. Our associate resource groups and the Baird Women Advisors Network drive new innovations and ways of thinking that keep our women advisors at the forefront of our industry.
A Caring Community Partner
Baird's women financial advisors care about the communities we share with our clients. Many serve on the boards of local organizations and more support those causes as volunteers – because a desire to improve people's lives and futures is why we do what we do.
Baird is Proud to Support these Organizations:
Talking Women’s Health and Wellness
Based on key takeaways from our 2022 Women’s Health and Wellness Showcase, Director of Global Investment Banking Lauren Leibrandt’s recent interview explains how women are challenging traditional models, breaking taboos and driving change in a once male-dominated industry.
Lauren Leibrandt, Director of Baird Global Investment Banking, talks to Entrepreneur Magazine about trailblazing trends in this dynamic sector.
Enabling Great Outcomes
Across Baird and around the world, women are playing key roles in making great things happen for clients of our asset management, global investment banking, public finance, fixed income sales & trading, institutional equities & research and private equity businesses.
Katie Schoen, Vice President of Baird Capital, shares insights about scaling a business, seeking investors, and contributing to a firm’s good culture in this video chat with Entrepreneur Magazine.
A Best Workplace for Women
National recognition as a great place to work has brought some of the most successful women in our industry to Baird. And we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining top emerging talent across our businesses.
Baird Capital is pleased to announce that Rebecca (Becca) Schlagenhauf, Vice President on the Global Private Equity team, has been named a 2022 “Women to Watch” honoree by The Wall Street Journal Pro: Private Equity.
Committed to Our Communities
Baird is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. In addition to providing financial support for education, health care, artistic and other causes, many of our associates serve on the boards of qualified non-profit organizations and more volunteer personally with local organizations.
Baird Advisors Co-Chief Investment Officer, Mary Ellen Stanek, explains the importance of having a servant leadership mentality.
Baird is Proud to Support these Organizations: