Baird Promotes Ally Shuman to Market Director

Private Wealth Management

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Feb. 24, 2026) – Today, Baird, an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm, announced that Ally Shuman has been promoted to the role of Market Director. She will oversee the firm’s private wealth management offices in Edina, Minnetonka, Rochester, and St. Paul, Minn.; La Crosse and Eau Claire, Wis.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Sioux City, Iowa.

Shuman is an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience in the space. She most recently served as a Branch Manager of Baird’s Edina, Minn., wealth management office. Shuman joined Baird from Wells Fargo Advisors where she spent 11 years in management, including serving as the Area Manager of Minnesota. In the past, she has also worked as a business consultant for John Hancock and a sales consultant for Russell Investment Group.

Ally is deeply passionate about helping financial advisors continuously grow and learn, and has an extraordinary track record of attracting, developing and retaining strong talent. These strengths, coupled with her unique insights on the local markets, will be key to our continued expansion in the upper Midwest region.

Katie Costigan, Executive Market Director, Baird Private Wealth Management

Shuman holds a degree in mass communication and media studies from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She has been a guide with the Sierra Club since 2016.

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 $369 billion as of September 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 $552 billion in client assets as of September 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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Baird Public Relations
publicrelations@rwbaird.com

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