Winnetka, IL Chestnut Street Office

Gabrielle Fabre is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Baird since 2018, with prior roles at Newday Funds Inc., Tesla Inc., and GW University. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as the treasurer of the French Alliance of NorthShore. Baird’s DDK Group, where Fabre works, serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations through a range of financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm combines manager-traded and model-traded strategies with tax-management and direct-indexing capabilities, overseeing approximately $394 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Antoinette Bennett is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Porcaro Stolarek Mete Partners and State Farm Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she is employed at Yo Fresh Cafe in Evanston, IL. Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, where Bennett is part of the DDK Group team, serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with internal research and technology.

Mark Purcell is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated in Winnetka, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird & Co. since 2016. He works within The DDK Group, a team in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and brokerage services, supported by internal research, technology tools, and ongoing manager monitoring.

Brendan Watts is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Prescient and Lake Lawn Resort. Brendan’s career also includes time at the University of Notre Dame. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co. serves individuals—including high net worth clients—corporate and business clients, pensions, 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 and technology including artificial intelligence.

Christopher Sevilla is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. based in Winnetka, IL. He holds a Series 66 designation and joined Baird in 2025. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions in hospitality and entertainment industries. 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 advisory services. The firm employs both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, along with tax management and direct indexing, supported by internal research and technology including artificial intelligence.

Nicholas Wallace is a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Winnetka, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2007. The DDK Group, where Wallace works, is part of Baird’s Private Wealth Management department and serves individuals, corporate clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies along with internal research and tools, including artificial intelligence, in its advisory process.

Donald Wallace is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert Baird & Co. since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, Wallace serves as president of Sunset Ridge Country Club, a nonprofit private country club, where he oversees scholarship selection and the financial condition of the fund. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice that advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The group offers a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, and both traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Harold Lichter is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Chicago, Illinois, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with R.W. Baird since 2021 and previously worked at Lowlands Collaborate–Cafe Benelux. 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 a range of consulting and portfolio services tailored to client goals, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.