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For decades, Baird Trust has drawn on leaders with deep experience in asset management, trust and estate planning, some of whom go back to the origins of the company as Hilliard Lyons Trust in the 1980s.

Donald Asfahl
Donald J. Asfahl, J.D, CFA® Chairman Portfolio Manager
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Mark Nickel
Mark K. Nickel, CFP® President Chief Investment Officer
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Chris Staples
Chris Staples, J.D. Managing Director Chief Operating Officer
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Eva Cutsinger
Eva M. Cutsinger, CTFA® Director Director of Trust Services
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Monica Davidson
Monica Davidson, J.D. Senior Vice President Trust and Estate Settlement Director
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Adam French
Adam French Director Director of Marketing
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Elizabeth Kaplan
Elizabeth Kaplan, J.D. Director Chief Compliance Officer
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Jaclyn Newman
Jaclyn B. Newman, CPA Senior Vice President Director of Trust Finance
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Angela Purcell
Angela M. Purcell Director Director of Investment Services
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Leigh Ralston
Leigh Ralston, CRSP, CISP Director Director of Trust Administration
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Corliss Taylor
Corliss Taylor, JD, MBA, CTFA Senior Vice President Director of Growth
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Yano Touma
Yano Touma Managing Director Director Wealth & Family Office
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Gail Tway
Gail B. Tway, CFP® Director Director of Portfolio Management
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Jeff Uhling
Jeffrey D. Uhling, J.D., LL.M. Director Trust Counsel
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Kathleen Whitfill
Kathleen A. Whitfill Senior Vice President Trust & Estate Settlement Manager
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