Matthew Shapiro is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Robert Baird since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with USA Hockey as a Coach Developer. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients with tailored financial planning and portfolio management services. The group offers a range of investment strategies and overlays, including discretionary management and access to traditional and non-traditional asset classes.

Blair Martin is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Tempur-Sealy, Inc., Blend Labs, Inc., and Pandora Media, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Board President of Providence Montessori School in Lexington, KY. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio management services, employing a range of strategies from traditional equity and fixed income to more complex investments.

Paul Solberg is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1995 and Nmis since 2002. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides a range of consulting and portfolio services, tailoring advice to client goals and risk tolerances through a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Gregory Sommersberger is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience, all spent at Robert W. Baird. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner/member of GTS Farms, an LLC unrelated to investment activities. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients through tailored consulting and portfolio services that include discretionary management and separately managed accounts.

Tyler Guy is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Baird since 2022. Prior to his advisory role, he was employed at the Clarksville Department of Electricity and Hospital Corporation of America. Outside of his advisory work, Guy serves as Treasurer of the Clarksville Golf Association. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across various investment strategies.

Benjamin Morgret is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Federated Global Investment Management Company and its affiliates from 2019 to 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and registered agent at Morgret Real Estate LLC. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes a mix of SMA strategies, tax management, and internal research tools to support client advice.

Nicholas Verano IV is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Charleston, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary management and separately managed accounts, utilizing a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Michael Loth is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cincinnati, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019, following 14 years at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc., and four years at Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Robert Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, utilizing internal research, manager oversight, and various investment strategies, including separately managed accounts and tax-management techniques.

Mitchell Steiler is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Charles Schwab and other non-financial firms. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients with tailored investment and financial planning services. The group employs a range of strategies including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services, addressing both traditional and complex investment needs.

Jon Pedersen is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Sioux City, IA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with BTGOG LLC, an entity used for rental property management. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides tailored consulting and portfolio services, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management options, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and separately managed account programs.

Angela Krause Lane is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She is part of the DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and other institutional clients. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management using a range of strategies and services, including separately managed accounts and tax-management overlays.

Sally Falci is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Baird since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member and on the finance committee for Milestones Programs for Children in Milwaukee. She is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with tax-management and direct-indexing capabilities.

Michael Barnett is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Robert Baird since 2019, following seven years at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC and two years at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages rental properties. Robert Baird & Co. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, and charitable organizations through its Private Wealth Management department. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and utilizes internal research and technology in its investment approach.

Thomas Smythe is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Robert W. Baird & Co., joining the firm in 2025 after 12 years at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Life Insurance Co. Smythe serves as treasurer for a nonprofit organization. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a mix of in-house and third-party managers, including traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Matthew Blank is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2024, he worked for four years at Concordia Golf Club, Troon Golf, and spent five years in full-time education. The DDK Group is part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serving individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, portfolio management through separately managed account programs, and municipal advisory services, supported by internal research and technology tools.

Jennifer Thorvalson is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 25 years of industry experience. She has held her current role since 2018 and previously worked at First Heartland Capital, Inc. from 2001 to 2018. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. She is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serving individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Nolan Thomas is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Owensboro, KY, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sterett Companies, LLC for ten years and Thomas Co, LLC for fourteen years. Nolan serves as the trustee of an irrevocable trust related to his late grandfather, which was liquidated following the death of its primary beneficiary. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a wide range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, employing both traditional and non-traditional investment strategies through in-house and third-party managers.

Brad Hulst is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Holland, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2006. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay services.

Carson Jones is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2010. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies.

Peter Levy is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in St. Louis Park, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2010. Outside of finance, he also works as a yoga instructor in Minneapolis. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients with financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm employs a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, ongoing manager monitoring, and internal research tools, managing approximately $394 billion in assets as of December 2025.