William Sahlman serves as a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he is the senior member of The Sahlman | Jones Group. He has provided customized and objective advice to wealthy families, foundations, and endowments for 27 years. His career began as a risk arbitrage analyst at Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, followed by a wealth management position at Bankers Trust Private Banking. In 2000, he joined Lehman Private Investment Management and helped form a top-10 team focusing on institutional and private asset management. In 2008, he transitioned to Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management before joining Merrill Lynch.
Mr. Sahlman holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California – Berkeley and earned both a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University. He is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and communicates fluently in English and French. His client focus areas include college education planning, corporate executive services, legacy planning, LGBT wealth planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, socially responsible and ESG investing, women and wealth, and sports and entertainment.
He is a current member of the Contemporary Art Council at the Museum of Modern Art and has previously served on the investment committees of Friends of the Highline and SafeSpace. Mr. Sahlman resides in Brooklyn with his wife and four sons. His personal interests include baseball, boating, fishing, scuba diving, skiing, spending time with his family, and traveling.