Ian Huber is an advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining the firm, he operated R&E Ground Keeping LLC and worked as a self-employed contractor. Robert Baird & Co. serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through its Private Wealth Management department, offering a range of financial planning and portfolio management services that include separately managed account programs and tax-management strategies. The firm manages approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets and provides municipal advisory services alongside its investment advisory business.

Mark Hawthorne is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1994. Robert Baird & Co. serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through its Private Wealth Management department. The firm offers a wide range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax-management techniques, and ongoing investment research.

Joseph Krueger II is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of Bay Rockets Assoc in Bay Village, OH, where he holds check signing authority. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and municipal advisory services, supported by internal research and ongoing manager monitoring.

William Johnson is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2016. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Investment Committee of L'Arche Cleveland, providing pro-bono investment consultation to the organization's portfolio. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. 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 alongside internal research and technology.

Yasmeen Muhammad is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. based in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. Her prior work history includes roles at Charles Schwab and KeyBank. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Frank Ferritto is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2021 and previously spent nine years at UBS Financial Services. Based in Cleveland, OH, he is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co. The DDK Group advises a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning and portfolio management services. The team employs both in-house and third-party managers to tailor strategies that align with client goals and risk tolerances, offering a variety of investment approaches including traditional and non-traditional allocations.

Thomas Arbeznik is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets before joining Baird in 2018. 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 a range of consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and customized investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Michael Roethler is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He 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 serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies across a range of traditional and non-traditional investments.

Brian Kurtz is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2001. 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. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Jon Brausch is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director and board member of The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation, a historical preservation nonprofit, where he is involved in project oversight and fundraising. He works within the DDK Group at Robert W. Baird, which provides tailored wealth management services to individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations through a combination of consulting, portfolio management, and specialized overlay strategies.

Ryan Cox is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. Cox serves as mayor of Waite Hill Village, Ohio, and is a board member of the Waite Hill Foundation, a charitable organization benefiting the local municipality. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and uses a range of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by ongoing research and monitoring.

Pamela Huston is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2015. She 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, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, supported by ongoing manager selection and internal research tools.

Katelyn King is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles prior to joining Baird in 2022, including positions at Sherwin-Williams and Aerotek. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with internal research and tools, including artificial intelligence, to support client advice.

Jacob Layden is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Layden coaches high school volleyball at Saint Ignatius High School. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a combination of in-house and third-party managers across a range of investment strategies.

Sandra Santana is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2001. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Jeffrey Hedley is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and member of an LLC that operates a hobby farm. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Stacie Koesters is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley in various capacities between 2013 and 2018. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies and managers to align with client goals and risk tolerances.

Teresa Brennan is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Baird since 2019 and previously spent five years at St Christopher School. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services. Baird manages approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets as of December 31, 2025, offering strategies that include discretionary and non-discretionary management, tax management, and direct indexing, with ongoing manager selection supported by internal research and technology.

Michael Delahunt is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Baird since 2017, with prior roles at Charles Schwab, Ruffalo Noel Levitz, and Miami University. Delahunt serves as a board member of North Coast Young Professionals in Sandusky, Ohio. He is part of The DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, institutions, and charitable organizations. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio management services tailored to client goals, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Madison Gray is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning advisory work in 2024. Prior to joining Baird, Gray held roles in various businesses including Cultivated Cocktails Distillery and Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas. Gray is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department serving individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, supported by internal research and ongoing manager monitoring.

Christine Wiskochil is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for both Nana's Tribe Foundation and the Rotary Club of Cleveland, assisting with budgeting and financial oversight. She is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management using a combination of in-house and third-party managers, offering a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Denise Ingersoll is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1997. She is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, including high net worth clients, corporate and business clients, pensions and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and separately managed account programs, supported by internal research, manager selection, and use of technology including artificial intelligence.

Michael Perrini is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1999. Outside of advising, he is a passive investor in In-Nova LLC. 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 offers tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and overlay strategies encompassing traditional and complex investments.

Gregory Johnson is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2006. 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 customized consulting and portfolio services, including financial planning and discretionary management, using a combination of in-house and third-party managers across a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Benjamin Hoeger is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2009. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Cleveland, OH. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies from traditional allocations to complex investments, and offers municipal advisory and public finance services alongside its investment banking and trust capabilities.

David Schwarz is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Cleveland, OH, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in Local Matters, a nonprofit focused on healthy food education and access in urban communities, where he reviews financial statements quarterly. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of strategies and managers, including traditional and non-traditional investments, as well as municipal advisory and public finance services.

Deborah Rotz is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked with Robert W. Baird since 2018 and previously spent 12 years at UBS Financial Services. She is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of strategies and investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Alexa Balaban is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at various local businesses and the University of Dayton. Baird's DDK Group operates within the firm's Private Wealth Management division, serving individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The team offers financial planning, portfolio management, and custody services, employing manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Betty Brecht is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert Baird & Co. for 30 years since 1996. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group, where Ms. Brecht is based, provides wealth management services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as corporate, pension, and charitable clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services that include financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and municipal advisory services, supported by internal research and technology-driven tools.

John Melick III is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. since 2018, he has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and a range of separately managed account programs supported by ongoing manager selection, internal research tools, and tax-management strategies.

Joseph Kraft is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Westlake City Schools Board of Education. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co. advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing customized financial planning and portfolio management services. The team employs a variety of investment strategies and overlays, with capabilities that include municipal advisory and public finance services.

Brian P. Brennan is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 18 years before joining Baird in 2021. Brennan serves on the investment sub-committee for Magnificat High School, reviewing outside investment managers quarterly. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by ongoing manager selection and internal research.

Albert Pompeo is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Robert W. Baird since 2021. Prior to his current role, he worked at Cinemark from 2017 to 2020. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services, employing a range of investment strategies including traditional and non-traditional approaches tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Matthew Bruner is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and landlord of a rental property in Hilton Head Island, SC. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice that serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group provides customized consulting and portfolio management services, utilizing a range of strategies including traditional and non-traditional investments, and offers municipal advisory and public finance services alongside its investment and trust capabilities.

James Cain is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2001. The DDK Group, part of Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individual, corporate, pension, and charitable clients with a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and custody services. Baird manages approximately $394 billion in regulatory assets and offers strategies including SMA programs, tax management, and model-traded portfolios, supported by internal research and the use of artificial intelligence.

Gilbert Bachna is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Lakewood, OH, with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with the College St. Library since 1992. 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 tailored consulting and portfolio services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and a range of traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

James Aschenbrener is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously owned Ash Medical, LLC, which he is in the process of dissolving as he transitions to his role at Baird. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers customized financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers with a range of investment strategies and overlays tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Gerald Jarzabek Jr. is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member on the Marymount Health Care Systems Board of Trustees and the Cleveland State University Foundation Investment/Finance Committee. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a range of clients including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services using both in-house and third-party managers, with offerings that include traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Quentin Kraft is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, OH, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2020, following three years at Cardinal Health. Robert W. Baird & Co.’s DDK Group, part of its Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and brokerage services, with a focus on manager selection, tax management, and the use of internal research tools including artificial intelligence.

Kevin Alberty is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in G&P Construction and Bigby Coffee. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’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 financial planning and portfolio management services supported by internal research and a mix of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.