Sacramento, CA University Avenue Office

Mario Perez is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Sacramento, California, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2020 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Mario 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 financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and employs a range of investment strategies and overlays to meet client goals and risk tolerances.

Susan Dawson is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Baird since 2023, with prior experience at Cetera Advisor Networks and Ana I Ramirez. Outside of financial advising, she serves as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Clearview Systems Consulting, Inc., an IT systems consulting company. The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed account programs, and custody and brokerage services, using a range of strategies including tax management and direct indexing, supported by internal research and technological tools.

Mia Hershiser is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird’s Private Wealth Management practice, which serves individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and institutional clients. The group offers tailored financial planning and portfolio management services using a range of strategies and managers, including discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Kimberly Austin is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Franklin Distributors, and Edward Jones. She serves as a board member and officer of the Sacramento Stealers Baseball Club, a charitable youth travel baseball program. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group operates within the Private Wealth Management department, serving individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and custody services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and internal research tools.

David Bains is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Sacramento, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, JPMorgan Securities, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in breeding English Bulldogs and participates in a nonprofit focused on connecting caregivers with jobs. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves a range of clients including individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services such as financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and utilizes a variety of separately managed account programs with ongoing manager selection supported by internal research and technology.