William Blair & Company

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William Blair & Company
Type Privately held
Industry Financial services
Founded1935
Founder William McCormick Blair
Headquarters150 North Riverside Plaza, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Ettelson [1]
(President and CEO)
Jon Walter Zindel [1]
(CFO)
Brent Gledhill [1]
(Global Head of Investment Banking)
Products Investment banking and wealth management
AUM $123 billion (December 2020) [2]
Number of employees
1,400+
Website www.williamblair.com

William Blair & Company ("William Blair") is American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company focusing on investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. [3] The firm currently reports $17 billion of reportable assets and 1,700 open positions. [4]

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The firm, which opened in 1935, is independent and employee-owned, operating in more than 20 offices with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The firm has had five CEOs or managing partners, three of whom continue to work at the firm. John Ettelson, who has served as president and CEO since 2004, heads the firm's executive committee.

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