Leawood, KS Office

Kathleen Leith is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc since 2008. She 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 consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a range of investment strategies and management approaches.

Mathew Basham is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services and Preferred Family Healthcare. He serves as a board member and trustee for The Goss Revocable Qualified Spousal Trust. 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 offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional strategies.

John Ye is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Leawood, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 2014. 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 consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party managers across traditional and complex investment strategies.

Sharon Hirschler is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Robert W. Baird since 2018, following a 23-year tenure at George K. Baum & Company. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes internal research and technology such as artificial intelligence in delivering advice.

Michael Henning is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Leawood, KS, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2014. Henning serves as a board member on the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group provides a range of portfolio and consulting services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Matt Tucker is a CFP® with 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2024 and previously spent 26 years with UBS Financial Services as well as three years with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC and Sanctuary Securities, Inc. Matt is part of The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co., which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory services, utilizing internal research, model-traded strategies, and tax-management techniques.

Christopher Cusack is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2015, with additional experience at several law firms including Hinkle Shanor LLP and LOGS Legal Group LLP. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.