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Andrew W. Means, CFA® Senior Vice President Director of Equity Investments

Andy is the Director of Equity Investments of Baird Trust.  He was Lead Manager of the Large Cap Equity strategy for over 20 years. Andy is Co-Portfolio Manager for the Large Cap Equity strategy and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Equity Income strategy. He also serves as Portfolio Manager for institutional and high-net-worth investors. Andy has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Louisville.

Andy began his investment career as a financial consultant with Hilliard Lyons for seven years. After that, he was a portfolio manager with PNC Financial Services Group for five years before rejoining Hilliard Lyons Trust (now Baird Trust). He has a B.A. from Furman University and a M.B.A. from Bellarmine University. Andy joined our firm in 1981.