Portland, Ore. – Sept. 17, 2019 –Baird, an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm, today announced that it has added Brad Pease, Managing Director, Financial Advisor of The Pease Group, to its Portland wealth management market.

Pease is joined by two colleagues Paula Stiefel and Jenifer Thomas, who both hold the title of Senior Client Specialist.

Pease is an industry veteran and brings nearly 40 years of experience to Baird. The Pease Group was previously part of Benjamin Edwards, where Pease held the title of Managing Director. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at the University of Oregon-Eugene. Prior to his time at Benjamin Edwards, he held senior positions with Wells Fargo, Piper Jaffray, Dain Bosworth and more. He resides in Portland with his wife.

Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses more than 1,300 financial advisors serving clients from over 160 locations in 33 states and has client assets of more than $200 billion.

About Baird
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets, and private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Baird has approximately 4,500 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients and $208.2 billion in client assets as of Dec. 31, 2018. Committed to being a great workplace, Baird ranked No. 16 on FORTUNE’s 2019 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s investment banking and private equity operations. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.

For additional information, contact:
Rachel Kern
Baird Public Relations
(414) 765-7250